swine thistle

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swine thistle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Swine \Swine\, n. sing. & pl. [OE. swin, AS. sw[imac]n; akin to
     OFries. & OS. swin, D. zwijn, G. schwein, OHG. sw[imac]n,
     Icel. sv[imac]n, Sw. svin, Dan. sviin, Goth. swein;
     originally a diminutive corresponding to E. sow. See Sow,
     n.] (Zool.)
     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.
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     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 (Senebiera Coronopus).
  
     Swine's head, a dolt; a blockhead. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
     Swine thistle (Bot.), the sow thistle.
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