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duroc

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du·roc also Du·roc  (drk, dyr-)
n.
A large red hog of a breed developed during the 19th century in the United States. Also called Duroc-Jersey.
[After Duroc, a horse owned by the developer of the breed.]
Duroc [ˈdjʊərɒk]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) an American breed of red lard pig
[from Duroc, name of a stallion owned by the man who developed this breed]


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Duroc said that Napoleon would receive the Russian general before going for his ride.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
That is why those who accompanied him, and even his especial friends, used to drop like nuts: Duroc, Bessieres, Lannes-- men as strong as bars of steel, which he cast into shape for his own ends.
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