swine
[ swahyn ]
noun,plural swine.
the domestic hog, Sus scrofa.
a coarse, gross, or brutishly sensual person.
a contemptible person.
Origin of swine
1before 900; Middle English; Old English swīn; cognate with German Schwein hog, Latin suīnus (adj.) porcine; akin to sow2
Other words from swine
- swinelike, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for swine
swine
/ (swaɪn) /
noun
plural swines a coarse or contemptible person
plural swine another name for a pig
Origin of swine
1Old English swīn; related to Old Norse svīn, Gothic swein, Latin suīnus relating to swine
Derived forms of swine
- swinelike, adjective
- swinish, adjective
- swinishly, adverb
- swinishness, noun
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Other Idioms and Phrases with swine
swine
see cast pearls before swine.
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