Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A crop cultivar or animal breed that has been developed through traditional farming practices for many years in a particular locale without influence from modern agricultural science.
- noun A swine of any of several breeds first developed in Denmark in the 1800s, having a white coat and noted for its large litters.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Danish : land, country (from Old Norse; see lendh- in Indo-European roots) + race, breed, race (from French; see race).]
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