- Chester White
- noun Etymology: Chester County, Pa. Date: 1856 any of a breed of large white swine
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Chester White
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Chester White — n. [after Chester County, Pa., where reputedly first bred] a variety of large, white hog … English World dictionary
Chester White — A breed of hogs that originated in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It originally was called the Chester County White. The breed traces to importation of a white boar from England some time between 1815 1818. The boar was referred to as a… … Combined glossary of agriculture
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white — /hwuyt, wuyt/, adj., whiter, whitest, n., v., whited, whiting. adj. 1. of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light. 2. light or comparatively light in color. 3. (of… … Universalium
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