Duroc
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Duroc
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; named after a horse owned by breeder
Example Sentences
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Orrison, Lewis and their team on Friday were preparing two Duroc hogs for the competition, each one carefully injected with marinades and laid over a bed of butter and bacon.
From Seattle Times • May 17, 2024
Instead he worries about shows like the Exposition, where young handlers compete for belt buckles, banners, and ribbons for having raised the best-looking Duroc, Hampshire, Landrace, Berkshire, or crossbred hog.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 26, 2022
Agricultural signs hang from the walls and rafters: "Duroc Hog," "Strawberries for Sale," "Cattle Crossing."
From Salon • Jun. 29, 2022
On undulating farmland, the cooks, veiled in wood smoke, tended their creations while Duroc and Berkshire pigs trundled freely in the surrounding woods.
From Washington Post • May 12, 2017
From time to time he betook himself to the bedside of the dying man; at last Duroc himself could no longer endure his Emperor's prostration, and besought him to rejoin the soldiers.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan
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