hircine
Collocations
3ADJ.
disagreeable
HIRCINE + NOUN
fur, mell, odour
ADV.
frequently
Definitions
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of goats.
They are monſtrouſly fat, and have a moſt hircine ſmell.
1838, Hypericaceæ, entry in The Penny Cyclopaedia, Volume 12, page 411, Many are objects of ornament, but they are little cultivated because they have frequently a disagreeable hircine odour.
Possessed of an odour reminiscent of goats.
Libidinous; lustful.
noun
A fossil amorphous resin which, when burnt, gives off a pungent, hircinous aroma.
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3They are monſtrouſly fat, and have a moſt hircine ſmell.
Wiktionary1838, Hypericaceæ, entry in The Penny Cyclopaedia, Volume 12, page 411, Many are objects of ornament, but they are little cultivated because they have frequently a disagreeable hircine odour.
WiktionaryPeople always smiled a little when they looked at Skøieren, and it was surely true that this dog had a most whimsical appearance, practically lost as he was in the depths of his hircine coat of fur.
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