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boar

noun \ˈbȯr\

: a male pig

: a wild pig

Full Definition of BOAR

a : an uncastrated male swine

b : the male of any of several mammals (as a guinea pig)

: wild boar

— boar·ish \-ish\ adjective

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Origin of BOAR

Middle English bor, from Old English bār; akin to Old High German & Old Saxon bēr boar

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Mammals Terms

dormouse, dugong, gibbon, grimalkin, sable, stoat, ungulate, vole

Rhymes with BOAR

Boer, bore, chore, cor, core, corps, crore, door, floor, for, fore, four, frore, gore, Gore, hoar, lore, mor, more, nor, o'er, oar, or, ore, poor, pore, pour, roar, score, shore, snore, soar, sore, splore, spoor, spore, store, Thor, tor, torr, war, whore, yore, your

BOAR Defined for Kids

boar

noun \ˈbȯr\

Definition of BOAR for Kids

: a male pig

: wild boar

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