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Swine
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Swine'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/swine.html. 1828.