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boar Definition

boar (bôr)

noun pl. boars or boar

  1. a mature uncastrated male pig
  2. wild boar

Etymology: ME bor < OE bar; akin to Ger (dial.) bär, Du beer: only in WGmc

boar Synonyms

boar

n.

male hog, sire, pig; see hog 1.

boar Usage Examples

Possessives

  • tusk: Also known as Scotia, she is depicted as an old hag with the teeth of a wild bear and boar's tusks.
  • head: The silver boar's head was the badge of King Richard III of England.

Converse of object

  • hunt: The king's hunters were regularly sent into the forests to hunt boar for the king's table.
  • roast: Food Matching Note: Drink with full flavored dishes such as slow braised lamb shank, roasted wild boar or duck.
  • kill: Oscar kills a terrible boar that has long been feared by the people of Erin.
  • shoot: Current legislation does not prohibit anyone that legally owns a firearm from shooting a wild boar.
  • see: Groups of over 20 wild boar seen several times beginning in November 2004.
  • keep: Note the use of an electric wire to keep the boar in.

Adjective modifier

  • wild: Despite numerous signs of wild boar, we failed to find any.
  • free-living: Canadian government site on escaped free-living wild boar in Canada: Info about boar in Manitoba, Canada, that escape from farms.
  • feral: In response to reports of the presence of feral wild boar, the Government have engaged in a risk assessment exercise.
  • huge: In revenge, she sent a huge wild boar to devastate the countryside.
  • young: Wild boar meat is leaner and deeper red than pork; meat of the young boar is very tender.
  • old: Tusk growth in a 2 year old male wild boar ( © Martin Goulding ).

Modifies a noun

  • taint: However, if slaughter weights are less than 100kg live weight, only a small percentage of entire males have the abhorrent boar taint.
  • sausage: My wild boar sausages mixed savory meat with sweet fruit flavor.
  • hunting: Wild Boar Hunting We are able to offer wild boar hunting in our sister castle in Austria which also offers driven game shooting.
  • farming: Wild boar farming in Britain is in its infancy.
  • farm: In wild boar farms, litter sizes can be larger.
  • population: The future of the growing wild boar population in the Weald is set to be decided within the next few weeks.