Swine, n. sing. & pl.

[A-S., O. Sax., O. Fries., & O. H. Ger. swīn, Icel. & Sw. svīn, Dan. svīn, Goth. svein, L. Ger. swien, D. zwijn, N. H. Ger. schwein, Russ. svinja, Pol. świnia, Bohem. swine, Corn. swynia.] (Zoöl.) A small-sized pachyderm (Sus scrofa), having four-toed feet, two principal and two lateral toes, a bristly skin, and a nose ending in a flattened cartilaginous disk. It has a keen scent, and turns up the ground for roots, but is nearly omnivorous in habits. Swine secrete a large amount of sub-cutaneous fat, which, when extracted, is known as lard. The male is called boar, and the female sow.