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Language: Old English
Origin: swin

swine

 noun
     
Related topics: Animals, Agriculture
swine [countable]
1 plural swine or swines informal someone who behaves very rudely or unpleasantly:
Leave her alone, you filthy swine!
2 old useTAHBA a pig
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