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Duroc, n. Agric. (chiefly U.S.).|ˈdjuːrɒk|
Also duroc.
[The name of Géraud Duroc (1772–1813), French general, given to a stallion belonging to Isaac Frink, sheriff of Saratoga County, N.Y.
Frink is popularly believed to have bought the horse on the same day (in 1823) as the pigs from which he developed the breed.]
Orig., (a pig of) a breed developed in New York State. Now, a breed derived from the crossing of this breed with the Jersey Red; a pig of this breed, usually red in colour and reared for lard; also called Duroc–Jersey. Also Duroc pig.
187214th Ann. Rep. Indiana State Board Agric. 380 There is another family of heavy hogs called Duroc, which are bred in Saratoga county, New York, which are finer in the bone and carcass than the reds. 1877Country Gentleman XLII. 478/3 Some breeds of hogs cannot be starved to it [sc. hay], but the Durocs take to it naturally. Ibid., Sheriff Frink of Saratoga County, was probably the first one who ever called them Durocs. 1886S. M. Shepard Hog in Amer. 19 The modern Duroc–Jersey is not so large and more comely, but is still a coarse grained..pig. 1922E. B. White Let. 8 May (1976) 43 There are rolling downs where sheep, duroc pigs, and horses and cows graze. 1940B. L. Southwell et al. Swine Production in South vi. 114 The modern Duroc Jersey shows much trimness and smoothness. 1967[see Tamworth n.]. 1984Nutshell Spring 13/1 Pig was a Grade A, certified Duroc. A real pig. |