hircine
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Is hircine a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of hircine?
Definition
adj (English)
1. (book word, not comparable) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of goats.Examples: "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."; "People 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."not-comparable
noun (English)
1. (mineralogy) A fossil amorphous resin which, when burnt, gives off a pungent, hircinous aroma.Synonyms: hirciteuncountable
Definition source: Wiktionary