Hircine Definition
hûrsīn, -sĭn
adjective
Of or like a goat; esp., smelling like a goat.
Webster's New World
Libidinous; lustful; excessively and overweeningly desirous.
Wiktionary
noun
Origin of Hircine
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First attested in its present form in 1650–1660: From Middle English hircyne, from Latin hircīnus (“of a goat”, “goat-scented”); equivalent to hircus (“a male goat”) + -īnus (“-ine”). Cognates: French hircin. Compare caprine, haedine.
From Wiktionary
Middle English hircyne from Latin hircīnus from hircus goat
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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