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a
: an uncastrated male swine
b
: the male of any of several mammals (such as a guinea pig or bear)
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The marshes were drained, in stages, between 1829 and the 1950s, but this remained a remote, sparsely populated place of scattered villages, boar hunting, and driftwood beaches.
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Lee Marshall, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
Adult males, called boars, are emerging from their dens this month, with females and juvenile bears expected to follow in April and early May.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
The problem — named Oliver — was a rotund 9-year-old boar covered in coarse bristles.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
This includes avoiding tight hairstyles, reducing the use of harsh chemicals and using brushes that do not pull the hair excessively such as a boar bristle brush with flexible bristles.
—Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 26 Mar. 2025
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Lee Marshall, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
Adult males, called boars, are emerging from their dens this month, with females and juvenile bears expected to follow in April and early May.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
The problem — named Oliver — was a rotund 9-year-old boar covered in coarse bristles.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
This includes avoiding tight hairstyles, reducing the use of harsh chemicals and using brushes that do not pull the hair excessively such as a boar bristle brush with flexible bristles.
—Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for boar
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“Boar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boar. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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