Duroc

(do̵or′äk, dyo̵or′-)

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noun

any of a breed of large red or reddish-brown hog

Origin: after Duroc, name of a famous 19th-cent. stallion owned by a farmer who also had a herd of progenitor pigs

See Duroc in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also Du·roc

noun

A large red hog of a breed developed during the 19th century in the United States. Also called Duroc-Jersey.

Origin:

Origin: After Duroc, a horse owned by the developer of the breed

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