01 n. sing. & pl. Any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestical species. Swine secrete a large amount of subcutaneous fat, which, when extract…
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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 Hog.(Zool.) See: Hog
Phrases & compounds
Swine grass —
knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare); -- so called because eaten by swine.
Swine oat —
a kind of oat sometimes grown for swine.
Swine's cress —
a species of cress of the genus Senebiera (Senebiera Coronopus).
Swine's head —
a dolt; a blockhead.
Swine thistle —
the sow thistle.