Perhaps you 'll think I act the same As a sly sharper plays his
game.
Cotton.
Swin"dler*y (?), n. Swindling; rougery. [R.] "Swindlery and
blackguardism." Carlyle.
Swine (?), n.sing. & pl. [OE. swin, AS. swn; akin to OFries. & OS.
swin, D. zwijn, G. schwein, OHG. swn, Icel. svn, Sw. svin, Dan. sviin,
Goth. swein; originally a diminutive corresponding to E. sow. See Sow,
n.] (Zoöl.) Any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the
domestical species. Swine secrete a large amount of subcutaneous fat,
which, when extracted, is known as lard. The male is specifically
called boar, the female, sow, and the young, pig. See Hog. "A great
herd of swine." Mark v. 11.
Swine grass (Bot.), knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare); -- so called
because eaten by swine. -- Swine oat (Bot.), a kind of oat sometimes
grown for swine. -- Swine's cress (Bot.), a species of cress of the
genus Senebiera (S. Coronopus). -- Swine's head, a dolt; a blockhead.
[Obs.] Chaucer. - - Swine thistle (Bot.), the sow thistle.
Swine"bread` (?), n. (Bot.) The truffle.