SWINE

swine

(noun) stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

swine (plural swine or swines)

(plural swine) A pig (the animal).

(pejorative) A contemptible person (plural swines).

(slang, derogatory) A police officer; a "pig".

(slang, derogatory) Something difficult or awkward; a pain.

Etymology 2

Noun

swine

(archaic) plural of sow

Anagrams

• Wenis, Wiens, Wines, sewin, sinew, swein, we'ins, wenis, wines, wisen

Source: Wiktionary


Swine, n.sing. & pl. Etym: [OE. swin, AS. swin; akin to OFries. & OS. swin, D. zwijn, G. schwein, OHG. swin, Icel. svin, Sw. svin, Dan. sviin, Goth. swein; originally a diminutive corresponding to E. sow. See Sow, n.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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. "A great herd of swine." 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 (S. Coronopus).

– Swine's head, a dolt; a blockhead. [Obs.] Chaucer.

– Swine thistle (Bot.), the sow thistle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

23 December 2024

QUANDONG

(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins