Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - swine
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(swines) Note: The form 'swines' is used as the plural for meaning 1; 'swine' is used as both the singular and plural for meaning 2. 1. If you call someone a swine, you dislike them or think that they are a bad person, usually because they have behaved unpleasantly towards you. (INFORMAL) N-COUNT c darkgreen]disapproval 2. A swine is a pig. (TECHNICAL or OLD-FASHIONED) ...imports of live swine from Canada. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun (plural ~) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English swin; akin to Old High German swin ~, Latin sus — more at sow Date: before 12th century 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 ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. same) 1 formal or US a pig. 2 colloq. (pl. swine or swines) a a term of contempt or disgust for a person. b a very unpleasant or difficult thing. Phrases and idioms swine fever an intestinal virus disease of pigs. Derivatives swinish adj. (esp. in sense 2). swinishly adv. swinishness n. Etymology: OE swin f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. зоол. свинья (Sus) 2. зоол. (лесной) кабан (Sus scrofa) 3. с-х. (домашняя) свинья (Sus scrofa domestica); боров; хряк pregnant swine —- супоросная свинья 4. хам, свинья to behave like a swine —- вести себя как свинья to be a swine to smb. —- поступать по-хамски по отношению к кому-л. ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- O.E. swin "pig, hog," from P.Gmc. *swinan, neut. adj. from PIE *su-. The native word, largely ousted by pig. Swineherd is 11c., as swynhyrde; swinish is 12c. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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