boar
the uncastrated male swine.
South Midland and Southern U.S. (of animals) male, especially full-grown: a boar cat.
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The kitchen prepares fresh pasta with local porcini, truffles, wild boar, various grilled mains with aromatics like juniper, and old-school classics like fried veal cutlets.
Ranging from oxen, the king of boars, to sheep, these critters used to cry out as a warning to the fertility goddess.
15 Powerful Ancient Celtic Gods and Goddesses | Dattatreya Mandal | June 24, 2022 | Realm of HistorySometime in the distant past, an animal—whether wolf, wild ox, jungle fowl, or boar—started to trot down a road that ended with reliance on, or even trust in, human beings.
Humans probably didn’t mean to tame sheep and goats | Philip Kiefer | January 19, 2022 | Popular-ScienceAccording to one shocking report from The Guardian, police logged 1,187 phone calls about boar trouble in 2016 alone, with complaints ranging from boars eating trash to pushing around panicked tourists.
Shakira Says Her Handbag Was Stolen by ‘Gang’ of Wild Boars in Barcelona | Jamie Ross | September 30, 2021 | The Daily BeastThe round boar-bristle brush feels good in your hand as you rub it through your beard.
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Just then a young boar came dashing by, and the huntsman stabbed it to death.
In New Brothers Grimm 'Snow White', The Prince Doesn't Save Her | The Brothers Grimm | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere was the Cersei-orchestrated death of Robert Baratheon while hunting boar (which led to Joffrey claiming the Iron Throne).
Game of Thrones’ Cast Reacts to 'The Lion and the Rose' and Joffrey’s Royal Wedding | Marlow Stern | April 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhy was William shooting wild boar the day before a new conservation push was unveiled?
There is a giant taxidermic wild boar head hanging proudly over a live-wood fireplace.
Half of This Bar Is in Slovenia, the Other Half Is in Croatia | Jeff Campagna | January 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI order a plate of hunter-style wild boar with dumplings and cranberries and take a look around.
Half of This Bar Is in Slovenia, the Other Half Is in Croatia | Jeff Campagna | January 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMr. boar, who had watched his approach, rose at the removal of the hat, and replied in the affirmative.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickA half-hour later they were riding under the porte cochere of the inn of the Black boar.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniHe ceased to find pleasure in his nets and boar spears, in the fandango and the bullfight.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayThe other, who was beloved by Meleager, and hunted the Calydonian boar, is the one mentioned in the Kn.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerGathering up his strength, he rushed into it, at the risk of being crushed, like a wild boar cutting through the pack of hounds.
Balsamo, The Magician | Alexander Dumas
British Dictionary definitions for boar
/ (bɔː) /
an uncastrated male pig
See wild boar
Origin of boar
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