Pig Terms barrow               A male hog whose reproductive organs have been romoved by an operation
boar                   A male hog
breem A term applied to the female swine when she desires the male
farrow               To give birth to pigs
gilt                     A female hog that has not given birth
herd                   A group of hogs
hog                    A mature pig
litter                   A group of pigs a sow gives birth to at one time
pig                     A cloven-hoofed mammal having a long, mobile snout; esp., a small, young one
pork                   The flesh, or meat of hogs
shote/shoat         A pig about 8 weeks old that has been weaned (taken off its mother's milk)
sow                   An adult female hog
swine                 Another word for hog

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