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durocjersey
Du·roc
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ˈdʊər
ɒk, ˈdyʊər-
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noun
one of an American breed of hardy red hogs having drooping ears.
Also called
Du·roc-Jer·sey
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ˈdʊər
ɒkˈdʒɜr
zi
,
ˈdyʊər-
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Origin:
1880–85,
Americanism; named after a horse owned by breeder
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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]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Durocjersey
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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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