boar
A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.
Other meanings
A male boar (sense 1).
A male guinea pig.
Related words
- barling
- boarfish
- boarhide
- boar hog
- boarhound
- boarish
- boarlike
- wereboar
- boar-spear
- herd boar
- boar taint
- hedgy-boar
Word history
From Old English "bār".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “boar” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.