boar

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boar /bɔː $ bɔːr/ noun [countable]  1. HBAa wild pig 野猪2. HBAa male pig 公猪

Examples from the Corpus

boar• Remove boar from grill and let rest a few minutes.• The men had been in unknown country, chasing the boar uphill, when the rule is to chase downhill only.• The rich flavors of the boar were counterpointed by a sweet chestnut puree.• No, no, a white boar.• The huntsman killed a wild boar and cut out its heart.• If swine, then big wild boar, hunting quietly in the woods for something, mooching about and turning things up.• It can also be used with domestic pork to make it taste more like wild boar.• The wild boar had been hiding behind a large and actually rather unconvincing bush for a hundred years or so.Origin boar Old English bar

boar nounChinese  

wild Corpus a pig

boar
boar /bɔː $ bɔːr/ noun [countable]1. a wild pig
2. a male pig

boarBrE /bɔː(r)/ 🔊NAmE /bɔːr/ 🔊 noun (

plural

boar or

boars) (also ˌwild ˈboar) a wild pig 野猪a male pig that has not been castrated 未阉的公猪  ➡  compare hog noun, sow2