boar

[ bawr, bohr ]

/ bɔr, boʊr /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR boar ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

the uncastrated male swine.

wild boar.

adjective

South Midland and Southern U.S. (of animals) male, especially full-grown: a boar cat.

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH boar

boar , boor, bore

Words nearby boar

BOAC, boa constrictor, Boadicea, boak, Boanerges, boar, board, board and batten, board-and-shingle, board bridge, board certification

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Example sentences from the Web for boar

This affable gent will take you on a customized walk, hike, or boar hunt around town.
Gal With a Suitcase|Jolie Hunt|February 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST
If anything, the predominating cross favours the use of the Yorkshire boar with the Berkshire sow.
Australia The Dairy Country|Australia Department of External Affairs
In all mythologies the boar is the animal connected with storm and lightning.
The Danes in Lancashire and Yorkshire|S. W. Partington
The king's men then attempted to cut up the boar, but failed, owing to the toughness of his hide.
The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book|Constance Cary Harrison

If we understood these people right, the boar and other sow were also taken away and separated, but not killed.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 14|Robert Kerr
I recognized Odysseus myself by the well-known scar made by the boar's tusk.
Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca|Homer

British Dictionary definitions for boar

boar

/ (bɔː) /

noun

an uncastrated male pig

See wild boar

Word Origin for boar

Old English bār; related to Old High German bēr

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单词	boar
释义	boar [ bawr, bohr ] / bɔr, boʊr / SEE SYNONYMS FOR boar ON THESAURUS.COM noun the uncastrated male swine. wild boar. adjective South Midland and Southern U.S. (of animals) male, especially full-grown: a boar cat. 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 WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH boar boar , boor, bore Words nearby boar BOAC, boa constrictor, Boadicea, boak, Boanerges, boar, board, board and batten, board-and-shingle, board bridge, board certification Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for boar This affable gent will take you on a customized walk, hike, or boar hunt around town. Gal With a Suitcase\|Jolie Hunt\|February 20, 2010\|DAILY BEAST If anything, the predominating cross favours the use of the Yorkshire boar with the Berkshire sow. Australia The Dairy Country\|Australia Department of External Affairs In all mythologies the boar is the animal connected with storm and lightning. The Danes in Lancashire and Yorkshire\|S. W. Partington The king's men then attempted to cut up the boar, but failed, owing to the toughness of his hide. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book\|Constance Cary Harrison If we understood these people right, the boar and other sow were also taken away and separated, but not killed. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 14\|Robert Kerr I recognized Odysseus myself by the well-known scar made by the boar's tusk. Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca\|Homer British Dictionary definitions for boar boar / (bɔː) / noun an uncastrated male pig See wild boar Word Origin for boar Old English bār; related to Old High German bēr Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to boar hog, swine, piglet, pig, sow, porker, shoat, piggy, peccary, pachyderm, mammoth, tusker, mastodon, beast, brute, razorback, warthog, porky, wild boar
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boar

noun

adjective

Origin of boar

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH boar

Words nearby boar

Example sentences from the Web for boar

British Dictionary definitions for boar

noun

Word Origin for boar

Words related to boar