[swine] n, pl swine [ME, fr. OE swin; akin to OHG swin swine, L sus--more at sow] (bef. 12c) 1: any of various stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous mammals (family Suidae) with a thick bristly skin and a long mobile snout; esp: a domesticated member of the species (Sus scrofa) that includes the European wild boar
2: a contemptible person