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swineflesh

swineflesh noun: the flesh or meat of a pig; pork.

Noun

swineflesh (uncountable)

  1. (archaic, literary) The flesh or meat of a pig; pork.
    • If Malaga fell, then the Alhambra must also pass into the hands of the "eaters of swineflesh."1886, Stanley Lane-Poole, The story of the Moors in Spain
    • Eumaeus carved the swineflesh, giving the best portion to Odysseus whom he treated as the guest of honor.1918, Padraic Colum, Homer, The children's Homer

swineflesh meaning in Bengali

swineflesh in Bengali

শুকরের মাংস, পোর্ক

Examples of swineflesh in a sentence

  • "Don't you know, you giaour dog, the thing e'en more repellent than swineflesh to a virtuous daughter of Islam?1943, Edison Marshall, Great Smith: Issue 689:
  • “Abstain from swineflesh, blood, things offered to idols, and carrion”2007, James D. Tabor, The Jesus Dynasty:
  • He hath forbidden you only carrion, and blood, and swineflesh, and that which hath been immolated to (the name of) any other than Allah.2010, Kai Borrmann, Jews in the Quran:

Synonyms of swineflesh

Forms of swineflesh

alternative formswine flesh
alternative formswine-flesh

Origin of swineflesh

Inherited from Middle English swinflesch, equivalent to swine + flesh. Compare German Schweinefleisch (“pork”), Danish svineflæsk.

Questions about swineflesh

What does swineflesh mean?
Swineflesh means the flesh or meat of a pig; pork.
What is swineflesh in Bengali?
Swineflesh in Bengali is শুকরের মাংস, পোর্ক. See Swineflesh meaning in Bengali.
How do you use swineflesh in a sentence?
"Don't you know, you giaour dog, the thing e'en more repellent than swineflesh to a virtuous daughter of Islam?
What part of speech is swineflesh?
Swineflesh is a noun.

Words near swineflesh in the dictionary

  1. swinebread
  2. swinecote
  3. swinecotes
  4. swinecress
  5. swinecresses
  6. swineflesh
  7. Swineford
  8. swinefordite
  9. Swinehart
  10. Swineharts
  11. swineherd

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