BOAR

boar

(noun) an uncastrated male hog

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

boar (plural boars or boar)

A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.

A male pig.

A male boar (sense 1).

A male bear.

A male guinea pig.

Coordinate terms

• sow

Anagrams

• Abor, Baro, Bora, baro-, bora, bora-, broa

Source: Wiktionary


Boar, n. Etym: [OE. bar, bor, bore, AS. bar; akin to OHG. p, MHG. b, G. bär, boar (but not bär bear), and perh. Russ. borov' boar.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The uncastrated male of swine; specifically, the wild hog.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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