boar

American  

[bawr, bohr] / bɔr, boʊr /

noun

1. the uncastrated male swine.

2. wild boar.

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adjective

1. South Midland and Southern U.S. (of animals) male, especially full-grown.

   a boar cat.

boar British  

/ bɔː /

noun

1. an uncastrated male pig

2. See wild boar

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Etymology

Origin of boar

First recorded before 1000; Middle English boor, Old English bār; cognate with Dutch beer, Old High German bêr, from unattested West Germanic baira-, perhaps akin to Welsh baedd

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Example Sentences

There were squirrels, toads, coyotes, skunks, an otter, crows, boars, and one mammoth-sized porcupine.

From Literature

"In Wayanad, going into the plantation at night is risky. We have snakes, wild boars, sometimes even leopards and elephants," he says.

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The boar gave an ill-tempered snort and let him pass.

From Literature

“They like to build their nests on living things: on the heads of the warrior boars, or in the hair of people.”

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At its heart was the most complete battle trumpet, or carnyx, ever found in Europe - and the first-ever boar's head flag standard to be found in Britain.

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Related Words

• pig
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• swine