Poland China Definition
noun
Any of a breed of large black-and-white swine developed in the United States.
American Heritage
Any of a breed of large, black hog with white spots on the feet, nose, and tail.
Webster's New World
Origin of Poland China
Probably so called because it was developed from Big China swine (a breed of swine ultimately of Chinese origin) in the 1800s by the Shakers, and the first non-Shaker allowed to acquire swine of the breed was a farmer who had emigrated from Poland to Ohio
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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