Swine \Swine\, n. sing. & pl. [OE. swin, AS. sw[imac]n; akin to
OFries. & OS. swin, D. zwijn, G. schwein, OHG. sw[imac]n,
Icel. sv[imac]n, Sw. svin, Dan. sviin, Goth. swein;
originally a diminutive corresponding to E. sow. See Sow,
n.]
(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 Hog. "A great herd of swine." --Mark v. 11.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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66 Moby Thesaurus words for "swine":
Berkshire, Cyrenaic, Duroc, Duroc-Jersey, Heliogabalus, Hereford,
Sardanapalus, Wessex saddleback, Yorkshire, animal, barrow, beast,
boar, bon vivant, carpet knight, cur, dog, drab, epicure,
epicurean, frump, gilt, gourmand, gourmet, hedonist, hog, hound,
hyena, insect, large white, litterbug, mongrel, pig, piggy, piglet,
pigling, pleasure-seeker, polecat, porker, razorback, reptile,
schlep, schlump, sensualist, sensuist, serpent, shoat, skunk,
slattern, slob, sloppy Joe, sloven, slut, snake, sow, suckling pig,
sybarite, trollop, tusker, varmint, vermin, viper, voluptuary,
whelp, wild boar, worm
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Swine \Swine\, n.sing. & pl. [OE. swin, AS. sw[=i]n; akin to
OFries. & OS. swin, D. zwijn, G. schwein, OHG. sw[=i]n, Icel.
sv[=i]n, Sw. svin, Dan. sviin, Goth. swein; originally a
diminutive corresponding to E. sow. See Sow, n.]
(Zo["o]l.)
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 Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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