Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a breed of large black-and-white swine developed in the United States.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An American breed of hogs originating in Ohio in 1840 as the result of crossing several breeds, including the Poland and BigChina. The original Poland-China, a large, coarse animal, was crossed with the Berkshire and the modern breed is a black and white pig that yields a large amount of merchantable meat.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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He described a brothers-and-sisters mating experiment that had been conducted with a breed of swine known as Poland China, yielding various symptoms of inbreeding depression after just two generations.
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He described a brothers-and-sisters mating experiment that had been conducted with a breed of swine known as Poland China, yielding various symptoms of inbreeding depression after just two generations.
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Just as they were about to head back into the house, Eli thought he heard the big Poland China boar snorting around the side of the veranda.
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Just then Willie Thaw came strolling up from the bunkhouse, trailed by Zeke Ketcham and the big spotted Poland China boar that followed Zeke everywhere.
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Just as he sat down at the table, Eli glanced out the window to see the Poland China boar tagging along after Zeke, snout between his boots.
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Just as he sat down at the table, Eli glanced out the window to see the Poland China boar tagging along after Zeke, snout between his boots.
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Just as he sat down at the table, Eli glanced out the window to see the Poland China boar tagging along after Zeke, snout between his boots.
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Just as they were about to head back into the house, Eli thought he heard the big Poland China boar snorting around the side of the veranda.
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Poland China hog: Sort of a mini-UN on four legs
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Just then Willie Thaw came strolling up from the bunkhouse, trailed by Zeke Ketcham and the big spotted Poland China boar that followed Zeke everywhere.
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