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    swine
    [ noun ]
    stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
    <noun.animal>


    Swine \Swine\, n. sing. & pl. [OE. swin, AS. sw[=i]n; akin to
    OFries. & OS. swin, D. zwijn, G. schwein, OHG. sw[=i]n, Icel.
    sv[=i]n, Sw. svin, Dan. sviin, Goth. swein; originally a
    diminutive corresponding to E. sow. See {Sow}, n.] (Zo["o]l.)
    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}. ``A great herd of swine.'' --Mark v. 11.

    {Swine grass} (Bot.), knotgrass ({Polygonum aviculare}); --
    so called because eaten by swine.

    {Swine oat} (Bot.), a kind of oat sometimes grown for swine.


    {Swine's cress} (Bot.), a species of cress of the genus
    {Senebiera} ({S. Coronopus}).

    {Swine's head}, a dolt; a blockhead. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

    {Swine thistle} (Bot.), the sow thistle.

    1. More than 20 percent of Iowa swine herds are infected with pseudorabies and nearly 47 percent of the nation's infected herds are located in Iowa, said Harkin.
    2. They were called "pigs or swine," Curtis said as the trial finished its third day and recessed until Monday.
    3. Angry farmers blocked highways in four towns for a second day today to stop officials from destroying 150,000 pigs to combat an outbreak of swine plague.
    4. The Agriculture Department says a "historic agreement to import Chinese breeding swine" has been reached and that the pact may help upgrade the U.S. pork industry.
    5. Health authorities said Thursday 30,000 pigs have been destroyed because of a swine fever epidemic in Modena province, renowned for its salami and hams.
    6. The suit grew out of a well-publicized assault on scientist Saul Kit of Baylor College of Medicine, who developed a genetically altered vaccine to treat an epidemic of swine pseudorabies in 1986.
    7. Some varieties of swine raised for food weigh up to 1,000 pounds.
    8. Defense lawyers deride them as "snitches," "swine," and "creeps," an underworld of jailhouse informants who curry favor with prosecutors and win rewards for incriminating testimony.
    9. In addition, the Chinese have started buying better swine breeding stock.
    10. "I'll bet you buy all the presents And wrap them large and small While all the time the dirty swine Pretends he's done it all.
    11. Hog producers and importers have voted overwhelmingly to continue mandatory assessments to promote pork and help boost the image of the swine industry, the Agriculture Department said Tuesday.
    12. The swine are encouraged to eat gull eggs and chase the birds who for years have nested messily on the wall.
    13. Jones said that although a small percentage of livestock producers are selling medicated animals for slaughter, the illegally high drug residues continue to be a problem, notably in swine, culled dairy cows and young calves.
    14. It said it had given hospitals one year's warning to keep swine out of hospitals or face unspecified stern action.
    15. These people are immoral, anyway." Curtis said LaRouche staffers called "pigs or swine" those supporters who complained that their loans were not being repaid as promised.
    16. Roger J. Gerrits of the department's Agricultural Research Service said scientists hope to conduct at least five years of research to evaluate the animals and determine if they should be released for use by the U.S. swine industry.
    17. New regulations for importing swine semen from China were announced Friday, but Agriculture Department officials say it is unlikely that shipments will be allowed until U.S.-China relations improve.
    18. James W. Glosser, administrator of the department's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, said Wednesday the proposal is a result of Britain's eradication of hog cholera, a contagious and sometimes fatal disease of swine.
    19. Pekas said he has researched appetite regulation and feeding of swine since 1981.
    20. Looking ahead to commodity markets this week: Livestock and Meats The hog market will react today to an Agriculture Department report that the U.S. swine population is expanding rapidly.
    21. I fear that it may dent Chelsea - but only because it occupies different ground. Once you allow the public to shop on it, they will career downmarket like Gadarene swine.
    22. The ruling covers many kinds of leather, including that made out of sheep, swine, reptile and chamois skins.
    23. "This vital federal program dedicated to eradicating deadly swine disease has been rendered virtually useless by bureaucratic red tape," Tauke said in a press release Monday.
    24. In 1976, full-scale testing of the swine flu vaccine began in Washington.
    25. Myers, a hog farmer from Missouri, said China has about 100 breeds of swine that represent a "unique reservoir of unexplored germplasm" that could offer potential benefits for the U.S. industry.
    26. Dekalb said it sold the unit because it doesn't fit with its strategy of concentrating on the seed, poultry and swine breeding businesses.
    27. In spite of the slaughterings, however, outbreaks of classical swine fever are still appearing across Germany. There are, perhaps, a number of reasons for this failure to control the disease.
    28. Never let it be said that the swine industry lacks a sense of showmanship.
    29. The disease is similar to other illnesses that infect swine herds, such as Aujesky's disease, more commonly known as pseudorabies.
    30. The rule change, effective immediately, will affect some U.S. swine producers who have expressed an interest in obtaining breeding stock, swine semen or both from Britain, he said.
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