Duroc

[ doo r-ok, dyoo r- ]

/ ˈdʊər ɒk, ˈdyʊər- /

one of an American breed of hardy red hogs having drooping ears.

Also called Du·roc-Jer·sey

[doo r-ok-jur-zee, dyoo r-] /ˈdʊər ɒkˈdʒɜr zi, ˈdyʊər-/.

Origin of Duroc

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; named after a horse owned by breeder

Duroc, however, having assured me that Napoleon would have no objection to it, I wrote requesting permission to wait upon her.

Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete |Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
He took the letter, which Duroc handed to him, and opened it hastily.

Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia |L. Mhlbach,
Duroc said that Napoleon would receive the Russian general before going for his ride.

War and Peace |Leo Tolstoy
Duroc was right; the prince was not in very courtly trim to appear before the emperor.

Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia |L. Mhlbach,

Marshal Duroc remarked that towards the end these severe regulations were much modified.

The Private Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete |Constant

Duroc

/ (ˈdjʊərɒk) /

an American breed of red lard pig

C19: from Duroc, name of a stallion owned by the man who developed this breed