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boar

UK/bɔː(ɹ)/ US/boɹ/ fairly common

noun

1.

Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States

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Origin

From Middle English bor, boor, from Old English bār, from Proto-West Germanic *bair.

Phrases

  • boar hog
  • boar taint
  • herd boar
  • monster boar
  • useless as tits on a boar hog
  • wild boar

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