swine


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
swine/swʌɪn/
noun
  • 1 (pl. same) chiefly formal or N. Amer. a pig.
  • 2 (pl. same or swines) informal a contemptible or unpleasant person.
– derivatives
swinish adjective,
swinishly adverb,
swinishness noun.
– origin OE swīn, of Gmc origin; rel. to sow2.
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