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Webster 1913 Edition
Swine
Swine
,Noun.
sing.
& pl.
[OE. ]
swin
, AS. swīn
; akin to OFries. & OS. swin
, D. zwijn
, G. schwein
, OHG. swīn
, Icel. svīn
, Sw. svin
, Dan. sviin
, Goth. swein
; originally a diminutive corresponding to E. sow
. See Sow
, Noun.
(Zool.)
Any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestical species. Swine secrete a large amount of subcutaneous fat, which, when extracted, is known as lard. The male is specifically called boar, the female, sow, and the young, pig. See
“A great herd of swine.” Hog
. Mark v. 11.
Swine grass
(Bot.)
, knotgrass (
– Polygonum aviculare
); – so called because eaten by swine. Swine oat
(Bot.)
, a kind of oat sometimes grown for swine.
– Swine’s cress
(Bot.)
, a species of cress of the genus
– Senebiera
(Senebiera Coronopus
). Swine's head
, a dolt; a blockhead.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
– Swine thistle
(Bot.)
, the sow thistle.
Webster 1828 Edition
Swine
SWINE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
swine
swine
English
Noun
swine (plural swine or swines)
- (plural swine) Any of various omnivorous, even-toed ungulates of the family Suidae.
- (pejorative) A contemptible person (plural swines).
- (slang, derogatory) A police officer; a "pig".
Derived terms
Terms derived from swine
Translations
pig — see pig
contemptible person
See also
- Appendix:English collective nouns
Etymology 2
Noun
swine
- (archaic) plural of sow