Boar
[bɔː] or [bɔr]
Definition
(n.) The uncastrated male of swine; specifically, the wild hog.
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Definition
n. the male of swine or its flesh.—adj. Boar′ish swinish: brutal.—n. Boar′-spear a spear used in boar-hunting.
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Examples
- The boar, the bear, the wolf, the ibex-- Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I found the Blue Boar in possession of the intelligence, and I found that it made a great change in the Boar's demeanour. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- He won't be here this three-quarters of an hour or more,' said the young lady who superintended the domestic arrangements of the Blue Boar. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He looked quickly at Andr?Marty, who stared back at him like an old boar which has been brought to bay by hounds. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Squires of the Boar! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- There are no traces of lions or true tigers at that time in Europe, but there were bears, otters, wolves, and a wild boar. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I have a tough hide, that will bear knife or scourge as well as any boar's hide in my herd. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- But who was Kulonga that he might not be eaten as fairly as Horta, the boar, or Bara, the deer? Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Opposite him across the little clearing stood Horta, the boar, with lowered head and foam flecked tusks, ready to charge. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- They killed and ate red deer and roe deer, bison and wild boar. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The coffee-room at the Blue Boar was empty, and I had not only ordered my dinner there, but had sat down to it, before the waiter knew me. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- A wild boar, that falls into our snares, is deemed to be in our possession, if it be impossible for him to escape. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Tarzan had not broken fast this day, and it was many miles to where lay the toothsome remains of Horta the boar. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- I went down early in the morning, and alighted at the Blue Boar in good time to walk over to the forge. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- In my house, when I had a house, and now I have no house, there were the tusks of boar I had shot in the lower forest. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
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