| 单词 | Tamworth |
| 释义 | Tamworth|ˈtæmwəθ|
The name of a town in Staffordshire, used absol. or attrib. to designate a pig of the breed of this name, usually red or brown in colour, lean and large in build, and used to produce bacon; also, the breed itself, first developed in the area.
1860S. Sidney Youatt's Pig (ed. 2) iii. 34 The cross of the Berkshire with the Tamworth produces the most profitable bacon pigs in the kingdom. Ibid., The Tamworth Breed is a red, or red-and-black pig,—hardy, prolific,..but slow in maturing. 1886J. Long Bk. Pig ix. 161 A cross between the Tamworth and the Berkshire was considered most valuable. 1897S. Spencer Pigs i. 17 The mahogany or grizzled pig..has acquired the name of the Tamworth. 1950Carroll & Krider Swine Production vi. 83 The Tamworth is a strictly bacon breed and the oldest of domesticated breeds of hogs. Ibid. 84 Tamworths are large, rugged hogs. 1967M. Kenyon Whole Hog viii. 93 Most of your Tamworths you call Duroc. They're the red ones—reddish-brown. 1977Jrnl. R. Soc. Arts CXXV. 702/2 Tamworth pigs.., although still relatively scarce, have increased in numbers dramatically. Ibid. 704/2 The Tamworth..can adapt itself to a wide range of climatic conditions. |
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