Swine
Swine , noun, singular and plural
[Old English swin, Anglo-Saxon swīn; akin to OFries. & Old Saxon swin, Dutch zwijn, German schwein, Old High German swīn, Icelandic svīn, Swedish svin, Danish sviin, Gothic swein; originally a diminutive corresponding to English sow. See Sow, n.]
(Zoology) 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.
Collocations (5)
Swine grass (Botany) , knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare); -- so called because eaten by swine.
Swine oat (Botany) , a kind of oat sometimes grown for swine.
Swine's cress (Botany) , a species of cress of the genus Senebiera (Senebiera Coronopus).
Swine's head , a dolt; a blockhead. [Obsolete] — Chaucer
Swine thistle (Botany) , the sow thistle.