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.
For truth is precious and divine, too rich a pearl for carnal swine. Samuel Butler
You gotta have swine to show you where the truffles are. Edward Albee
Men and girls, men and girls: Artificial swine and pearls. Gertrude Stein
I can't understand why the front pages of newspapers can cover bird flu and swine flu and everybody is up in arms about that and we still haven't really woken up to the fact that so many women in sub-Saharan Africa - 60 percent of people in - infected with HIV are women. Annie Lennox
I have always thought the suicide should bump off at least one swine before taking off for parts unknown. Ezra Pound
