Boar
the uncastrated male swine.
wild boar.
South Midland and Southern U.S. (of animals) male, especially full-grown:
a boar cat.
Contemporary Examples
Gal With a Suitcase Jolie Hunt February 19, 2010
Historical Examples
Unexplored Spain Abel Chapman
Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit Charles Dickens
The History of Antiquity Max Duncker
The Fat and the Thin Emile Zola
The sop for Children sop
Anabasis Xenophon
White Shadows in the South Seas Frederick O’Brien
Russian Fairy Tales W. R. S. Ralston
Chaucer’s Works, Volume 1 (of 7) — Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems Geoffrey Chaucer
noun
an uncastrated male pig
See wild boar
n.
Read Also:
- Boast
to speak with exaggeration and excessive pride, especially about oneself. to speak with pride (often followed by of): He boasted of his family’s wealth. to speak of with excessive pride or vanity: He boasts himself a genius. to be proud in the possession of: The town boasts a new school. a thing boasted of; a […]
- Boa-vista
noun a town in N Brazil, capital of the state of Roraima, on the Rio Branco. Pop: 275 000 (2005 est) Historical Examples Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 Various Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 Various
- Boat
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion. a small ship, generally for specialized use: a fishing boat. a small vessel carried for use by a large one, as a lifeboat: They lowered the boats for evacuation. a ship. a vessel of […]
- Boab
noun (Austral) short for baobab Historical Examples Peeps at Many Lands: Egypt R. Talbot Kelly Acadia Frederic S. Cozzens Acadia Frederic S. Cozzens A Fortnight of Folly Maurice Thompson
- Boabdil
(abu-Abdallah”El Chico”) died 1533? last Moorish king of Granada 1482–83, 1486–92. Historical Examples Leila, Complete Edward Bulwer-Lytton Leila, Complete Edward Bulwer-Lytton Leila, Complete Edward Bulwer-Lytton Leila, Complete Edward Bulwer-Lytton Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada Washington Irving Leila, Complete Edward Bulwer-Lytton Leila, Complete Edward Bulwer-Lytton Leila, Complete Edward Bulwer-Lytton Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada […]