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hircine

adj
/ˈhɜːsaɪn/UK/ˈhɝsaɪn/US

Etymology

First attested in its present form in 1650–1660: From Middle English hircyne, from Latin hircīnus (“of a goat”, “goat-scented”); equivalent to hircus (“a male goat”) + -īnus (“-ine”). Cognate with French hircin. By surface analysis, hirc- (“buck, male goat”) + -ine. Compare caprine, haedine.

  1. derived from hircīnus
  2. inherited from hircyne

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of goats.

    • They are monſtrouſly fat, and have a moſt hircine ſmell.
    • 1838, Hypericaceæ, entry in The Penny Cyclopaedia, Volume 12, page 411, Many are objects of ornament, but they are little cultivated because they have frequently a disagreeable hircine odour.
    • People always smiled a little when they looked at Skøieren, and it was surely true that this dog had a most whimsical appearance, practically lost as he was in the depths of his hircine coat of fur.

  2. Possessed of an odour reminiscent of goats.

  3. Libidinous

    Libidinous; lustful.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A fossil amorphous resin which, when burnt, gives off a pungent, hircinous aroma.

The neighborhood

  • synonymhircicpertaining to goats
  • synonymhircosepertaining to goats
  • synonymcaprinepertaining to goats
  • synonymgoatenpertaining to goats
  • synonymgoatishpertaining to goats
  • synonymgoatypertaining to goats

Derived

hircinous

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA