Duroc

[door-ok, dyoor-]

Du·roc

[door-ok, dyoor-]
noun
one of an American breed of hardy red hogs having drooping ears.
Also called Du·roc-Jer·sey [door-ok-jur-zee, dyoor-] .


Origin:
1880–85, Americanism; named after a horse owned by breeder
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Duroc is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Duroc (ˈdjʊərɒk)
 
n
an American breed of red lard pig
 
[C19: from Duroc, name of a stallion owned by the man who developed this breed]

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