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Hircine

//ˈhɜːsaɪn// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of goats. not-comparable

    "They are monſtrouſly fat, and have a moſt hircine ſmell."

  2. 2
    Possessed of an odour reminiscent of goats.
  3. 3
    Libidinous; lustful.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or pertaining to or suggestive of a goat (especially in strong odor) wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A fossil amorphous resin which, when burnt, gives off a pungent, hircinous aroma. uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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.

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