Swineflesh

Alternative forms

• swine flesh, swine-flesh

Origin

From Middle English swinflesch, equivalent to swine + flesh. Compare German Schweinefleisch ("pork"). More at swine, flesh.

Full definition of swineflesh

Noun

1. The flesh or meat of a pig; pork.
• 1886, Stanley Lane-Poole, The story of the Moors in Spain:If Malaga fell, then the Alhambra must also pass into the hands of the "eaters of swineflesh."
• 1918, Padraic Colum, Homer, The children's Homer:Eumaeus carved the swineflesh, giving the best portion to Odysseus whom he treated as the guest of honor.
• 1943, Edison Marshall, Great Smith: Issue 689:"Don't you know, you giaour dog, the thing e'en more repellent than swineflesh to a virtuous daughter of Islam?
• 2007, James D. Tabor, The Jesus Dynasty:“Abstain from swineflesh, blood, things offered to idols, and carrion”
• 2010, Kai Borrmann, Jews in the Quran:He hath forbidden you only carrion, and blood, and swineflesh, and that which hath been immolated to (the name of) any other than Allah.

Synonyms

• pigmeat