swineflesh

• swine flesh, swine-flesh

From Middle English swinflesch, equivalent to swine +‎ flesh. Compare German Schweinefleisch (“pork”), Danish svineflæsk. More at swine, flesh.

swineflesh (uncountable)

1. The flesh or meat of a pig; pork.
   • 1886, Stanley Lane-Poole, The story of the Moors in Spain:

     If Malaga fell, then the Alhambra must also pass into the hands of the "eaters of swineflesh."

   • 1918, Padraic Colum, Homer, The children's Homer:

     Eumaeus carved the swineflesh, giving the best portion to Odysseus whom he treated as the guest of honor.

   • 1943, Edison Marshall, Great Smith: Issue 689:

     "Don't you know, you giaour dog, the thing e'en more repellent than swineflesh to a virtuous daughter of Islam?

   • 2007, James D. Tabor, The Jesus Dynasty:

     “Abstain from swineflesh, blood, things offered to idols, and carrion”

   • 2010, Kai Borrmann, Jews in the Quran:

     He hath forbidden you only carrion, and blood, and swineflesh, and that which hath been immolated to (the name of) any other than Allah.

• pigmeat