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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. "A great herd of swine." Mark v. 11. Swine grass (Bot.), knotgrass (Polygon…

A variety of the chicken pox, with acuminated vesicles containing a watery fluid; the water pox. Pepys.

The truffle.

A hogsty. [Prov. Eng.]

A hogsty. [Prov. Eng.]

A hogsty. [Prov. Eng.]

The wolf fish.

A keeper of swine.

The European redwing. [Prov. Eng.]

Same as Piggery. [R.]

See Stinkstone.

A sty, or pen, for swine.

l-black marble, usually emitting a fetid smell when rubbed; -- called also stinkstone and swinestone.

The uncastrated male of swine; specifically, the wild hog.

A short, stiff, coarse hair, as on the back of swine.

imes, also, including all domestic quadrupeds, as sheep, goats, horses, mules, asses, and swine. Belted cattle, Black cattle. See under Belted, Black. -- Cattle guard, a trench under a railroad track and alongside a crossing (as of a public highway). It is intended to prevent cattle from getting upon the track. -- ca…

Small stones with ore. Chat potatoes, small potatoes, such as are given to swine. [Local.]

The smaller intestines of swine, etc., fried for food.

condition; toward misery, humility, disgrace, or ruin. And downward fell into a groveling swine. Milton.

Refuse; lees; dregs; the wash given to swine or cows; hogwash; waste matter. Prodigals lately come from swine keeping, from eating draff and husks. Shak. The draff and offal of a bygone age. Buckle. Mere chaff and draff, much better burnt. Tennyson.