| 单词 | duroc–jersey |
| 释义 | > as lemmasDuroc–Jersey Originally: (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. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > pig > [noun] > specific breeds purr?1577 Hampshirea1661 Shropshire1768 tun-back1776 Berkshire1810 Suffolk1831 China hog1838 Essex pig1838 Narragansett1852 Cumberland1860 Neapolitan1860 Tamworth1860 hazel splitter1866 Poland China1869 Duroc1872 Large Black1906 Lincolnshire Curly-Coat1917 saddleback1919 landrace1935 micropig1985 1872 14th 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. 1877 Country Gentleman XLII. 478/3 Some breeds of hogs cannot be starved to it [sc. hay], but the Durocs take to it naturally. 1877 Country Gentleman XLII. 478/3 Sheriff Frink of Saratoga County, was probably the first one who ever called them Durocs. 1886 S. M. Shepard Hog in Amer. 19 The modern Duroc–Jersey is not so large and more comely, but is still a coarse grained..pig. 1922 E. B. White Let. 8 May (1976) 43 There are rolling downs where sheep, duroc pigs, and horses and cows graze. 1940 B. L. Southwell et al. Swine Production in South vi. 114 The modern Duroc Jersey shows much trimness and smoothness. 1967 M. Kenyon Whole Hog viii. 93 Most of your Tamworths you call Duroc. They're the red ones—reddish-brown. 1984 Nutshell (Gainesville, Florida) Spring 13/1 Pig was a Grade A, certified Duroc. A real pig. < as lemmas |
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