noun (plural swines or swine)
1 [C] (informal) an unpleasant person:
He's an arrogant little swine! * (figurative) The car can be a swine to start.
2 (swine) [pl.] (old use or technical) pigs:
a herd of swine * swine fever (= a disease of pigs)
IDIOMS see PEARL
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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