Duroc

[ door-ok, dyoor- ]

noun
  1. one of an American breed of hardy red hogs having drooping ears.

Origin of Duroc

1
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; named after a horse owned by breeder
  • Also called Du·roc-Jer·sey [door-ok-jur-zee, dyoor-]. /ˈdʊər ɒkˈdʒɜr zi, ˈdyʊər-/.

Words Nearby Duroc

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How to use Duroc in a sentence

  • At the head of the column marched the Emperor with one arm linked to Lannes and the other to Duroc.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • Duroc chivalrously offered to give up command, but Oudinot, who was satisfied as long as he saw fighting, would not hear of this.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • As to Duroc, he would take nothing, but paced up and down the room in a fever of anger and impatience.

  • Duroc sprang down with the inarticulate shouts of one whose reason has left him.

  • At the same instant I heard a cry, and there was Duroc, thrown against the wall, with the other hound's teeth in his throat.

British Dictionary definitions for Duroc

Duroc

/ (ˈdjʊərɒk) /


noun
  1. an American breed of red lard pig

Origin of Duroc

1
C19: from Duroc, name of a stallion owned by the man who developed this breed

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