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hirquine

UK/ˈhɜːkwaɪn/US/ˈhɝkwaɪn/

hirquine is the alternative spelling of hircine.

Meaning of hircine

Adjective

hircine (comparative more hircine, superlative most hircine)

  1. (not comparable, book word) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of goats.
    • They are monſtrouſly fat, and have a moſt hircine ſmell.1781, Thomas Pennant, History of Quadrupeds, volume 2, page 528
  2. Possessed of an odour reminiscent of goats.
    Synonyms:
    goaty, hircinous, hircose
  3. Libidinous; lustful.

See all 4 meanings of hircine

Forms of hirquine

comparativemore hirquine
superlativemost hirquine

Origin of hirquine

From Latin hirquīnus, a variant of hircīnus.

Questions about hirquine

What is hirquine the alternative spelling of?
Hirquine is the alternative spelling of hircine.
How do you pronounce hirquine?
Hirquine is pronounced /ˈhɜːkwaɪn/ (UK).

Words near hirquine in the dictionary

  1. Hirotas
  2. hirple
  3. hirpled
  4. hirples
  5. hirpling
  6. hirquine
  7. hirrawem
  8. hirrawems
  9. hirrawen
  10. hirrawens
  11. hirrient

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