boar

[ bawr, bohr ]

noun

1. the uncastrated male swine.
2. wild boar.

adjective

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

   a boar cat.

boar

/ bɔː /

noun

1. an uncastrated male pig
2. See wild boar

Word History and Origins

Origin of boar¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of boar¹

Old English bār ; related to Old High German bēr

Example Sentences

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.

From Eater

Ranging from oxen, the king of boars, to sheep, these critters used to cry out as a warning to the fertility goddess.

From Realm of History

Sometime 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.

From Popular-Science

According 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.

From The Daily Beast

The round boar-bristle brush feels good in your hand as you rub it through your beard.

From Popular-Science

Just then a young boar came dashing by, and the huntsman stabbed it to death.

From The Daily Beast

There was the Cersei-orchestrated death of Robert Baratheon while hunting boar (which led to Joffrey claiming the Iron Throne).

From The Daily Beast

Why was William shooting wild boar the day before a new conservation push was unveiled?

From The Daily Beast

There is a giant taxidermic wild boar head hanging proudly over a live-wood fireplace.

From The Daily Beast

I order a plate of hunter-style wild boar with dumplings and cranberries and take a look around.

From The Daily Beast

Mr. Boar, who had watched his approach, rose at the removal of the hat, and replied in the affirmative.

From Project Gutenberg

A half-hour later they were riding under the porte cochere of the inn of the Black Boar.

From Project Gutenberg

He ceased to find pleasure in his nets and boar spears, in the fandango and the bullfight.

From Project Gutenberg

The other, who was beloved by Meleager, and hunted the Calydonian boar, is the one mentioned in the Kn.

From Project Gutenberg

Gathering up his strength, he rushed into it, at the risk of being crushed, like a wild boar cutting through the pack of hounds.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• pig
• piglet
• swine