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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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du·roc also Du·roc   (dŏŏr'ŏk', dyŏŏr'-)   
n.  A large red hog of a breed developed during the 19th century in the United States. Also called Duroc-Jersey.

[After Duroc, a horse owned by the developer of the breed.]
Du·roc-Jer·sey   (dŏŏr'ŏk-jûr'zē, dyŏŏr'-)   
n.  See duroc.
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