First Known Use: before 12th century
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swine
noun \ˈswīn\
: a very bad person
plural swine
Full Definition of SWINE
1
: any of various stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous artiodactyl mammals (family Suidae) with a thick bristly skin and a long flexible snout; especially : a domesticated one descended from the wild boar
2
: a contemptible person
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Origin of SWINE
Middle English, from Old English swīn; akin to Old High German swīn swine, Latin sus — more at sow
Related to SWINE
- Synonyms
- bastard, beast, bleeder [British], blighter [chiefly British], boor, bounder, bugger, buzzard, cad, chuff, churl, clown, creep, cretin, crud [slang], crumb [slang], cur, dirtbag [slang], dog, fink, heel, hound, joker, louse, lout, pill, rat, rat fink, reptile, rotter, schmuck [slang], scum, scumbag [slang], scuzzball [slang], skunk, sleaze, sleazebag [slang], sleazeball [slang], slime, slimeball [slang], slob, snake, so-and-so, sod [chiefly British], stinkard, stinker, jerk, toad, varmint, vermin
SWINE Defined for Kids
swine
noun \ˈswīn\
plural swine
Definition of SWINE for Kids
: a wild or domestic pig
Medical Dictionary
swine
noun \ˈswīn\
Medical Definition of SWINE
: any of various stout-bodied short-legged mammals (family Suidae) with a thick bristly skin and a long mobile snout; especially : a domesticated member of a species (Sus scrofa) that occurs wild in the Old World
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