Lacombe

noun

La·​combe

ləˈkōm

1

: a breed of white bacon-type swine developed in Canada from Landrace, Chester White, and Berkshire stock

2

or lacombe Lacombes plural or lacombes : a swine of the Lacombe breed

Word History

Etymology

from Lacombe Experiment Station, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada, where the breed was developed

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