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1. porca, ae, f. [porcus], a female swine, a sow, Cato, R. R. 134; Pall. 3, 26.
By poet. license for a male swine, a boar, Verg. A. 8, 641 Serv.; cf. Quint. 8, 3, 19: tenera, Juv. 2, 86.

2. porca, ae, f. [cf. O. H. Germ. furh; Germ. Furche; Engl. furrow], the ridge between two furrows, a balk (cf. lira), Varr. L. L. 5, § 39 Müll.; id. R. R. 1, 29; Col. 11, 3, 44.

  1. B. In Spain, a measure of land, Col. 5, 1, 5.

porcus, i, m. [cf. Gr. πόρκος, Varr. L. L. 5, § 97 Müll.; Umbr. purka, O. H. Germ. farah].

  1. I. Lit., a tame swine, a hog, pig: sunt domi agni, et porci sacres, Plaut. Rud. 4, 6, 4: villa abundat porco, haedo, agno, gallinā, etc., Cic. Sen. 16, 56; Mart. 8, 22, 1: Scrofa alat suos porcos, her pigs, Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 13: porcus femina, a female swine, sow, Cato, R. R. 134; Cic. Leg. 2, 22, 57.
    Of a glutton, as a term of reproach, hog, Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 16; Cat. 39, 11.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. Porcus marinus, the sea-hog, porpoise, Plin. 32, 5, 19, § 56; also called simply porcus, id. 32, 2, 9, § 19.
    2. B. = pudendum muliebre, Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 10.
    3. C. Caput porci, in milit. lang., a wedge-shaped order of battle, Amm. 17, 13; cf. porcinus, II.