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SWINE n.
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 (Polygon…
SWINE-POX n.
A variety of the chicken pox, with acuminated vesicles containing a watery fluid; the water pox. Pepys.
SWINEBREAD n.
The truffle.
SWINECASE n.
A hogsty. [Prov. Eng.]
SWINECOTE n.
A hogsty. [Prov. Eng.]
SWINECRUE n.
A hogsty. [Prov. Eng.]
SWINEFISH n.
The wolf fish.
SWINEHERD n.
A keeper of swine.
SWINEPIPE n.
The European redwing. [Prov. Eng.]
SWINERY n.
Same as Piggery. [R.]
SWINESTONE n.
See Stinkstone.
SWINESTY n.
A sty, or pen, for swine.
SWING v. 14 definitions
ody suspended in the air; to wave; to vibrate; to oscillate. I tried if a pendulum would swing faster, or continue swinging longer, in case of exsuction of the air. Boyle.
SWINGDEVIL n.
The European swift. [Prov. Eng.]
SWINGE v. 5 definitions
To beat soundly; to whip; to chastise; to punish. I had swinged him soundly. Shak. And swinges his own vices in his son. C. Dryden.
SWINGEBUCKLER n.
A swashbuckler; a bully; a roiserer. [Obs.] Shak.
SWINGEING a.
Huge; very large. [Colloq.] Arbuthnot. Byron. -- Swinge"ing*ly, adv. Dryden.
SWINGEL n.
The swinging part of a flail which falls on the grain in thrashing; the swiple.
SWINGER n. 4 definitions
One who swings or whirls.
SWINGLE v. 5 definitions
To swing for pleasure. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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