Any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestical species. Swine secrete a large amount of subcutaneous fat, which, when extracted, is known as lard. The male is specifically called boar, the female, sow, and the young, pig. See Hog. (Zool.)
Phrases & Compounds
Swine grass
knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare); -- so called because eaten by swine.
Swine oat
a kind of oat sometimes grown for swine.
Swine's cress
a species of cress of the genus Senebiera (Senebiera Coronopus).