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- Define boar. boar synonyms, boar pronunciation, boar translation, English dictionary definition of boar. n. 1. The wild boar. 2. a. An uncastrated male pig. b. The adult male of any of several mammals, such as a badger, raccoon, or guinea pig. n 1.
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- BOAR - denotes a haughty personality, or a bore to others, an aggressive animal, It has a reputation as a symbol of unflinching courage and ferocity. In christian iconology, the boar is a symbol of Christ. It is however primarily of diabolical forces as in the case of tyrants.
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- hogging ‎(uncountable) Wikipedia has an article on: Hogging (sexual practice) Wikipedia. (slang) The targeting by men of overweight or obese women for sexual encounters, not due to sexual attraction but for amusement, or to take advantage of low self-esteem. 2009, Esther D. Rothblum, Sondra Solovay, The fat studies reader (page 158) […] hogging is used as a tool whereby men create and maintain masculinity.
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hog LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. noun. A pair of hogs. A pair of hogs. Hog is defined as a selfish or very dirty person, or is slang for a large motorcycle. 1  An example of a hog is someone eating the last of the food, their third helping, before others have had a chance to have any of the food. 2  An example of a hog is a Harley-Davidson.
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- N. An obese yet alluring female that one always regrets hooking up with, because his friends always give him shit the next day. I can't believe that Eric hooked up with that whopper last night! #hog #hoggin #one night stand #fat #cow. by Luke M. October 29, 2006.
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- In Britain, the word hog can refer to a castrated adult male pig. Young swine are called piglets or pigs. Pork is one of the most popular forms of meat for human consumption, accounting for 38% of worldwide meat production. Pigs that are allowed to forage may be watched by swineherds.
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- Of the chief feature of the feast -- the huge wild boar that lay stretched out so portly and imposing at the start -- nothing was left but the semblance of a hoop-skirt; and he was but the type and symbol of what had hap- pened to all the other dishes.
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Definition of wolf in English: noun. 1  1A wild carnivorous mammal which is the largest member of the dog family, living and hunting in packs. 2  2Used figuratively to refer to a rapacious, ferocious, or voracious person or thing.
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Wild boar The grey wolf is the wild boar's main predator throughout most of its range except in the Far East, where it is replaced by the tiger. It has a long history of association with humans, having been the ancestor of most domestic pig breeds and a big-game animal for millennia.
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hog a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine. 2. a domesticated swine weighing 120 pounds (54 kg) or more, raised for market. 3. a selfish, gluttonous, or filthy person. 4. Slang. a large, heavy motorcycle.
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- Definition of pig. 1  1a : a young domesticated swine usually weighing less than 120 pounds (50 kilograms) — compare hog 1ab : a wild or domesicated swine regardless of age or weight. 2  2a : pork. 3  b : pigskin.  3 : a dirty, gluttonous, or repulsive 1  person. 4 : a crude casting of metal (as iron)  5 slang : an immoral woman.
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Suidae (Redirected from Porcine) Suidae is a family of artiodactyl mammals commonly called pigs, hogs, or boars. In addition to numerous fossil species, up to sixteen extant species are currently recognized, classified into between four and eight genera.
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Wild boar MtDNA studies indicate that the wild boar originated from islands in Southeast Asia such as Indonesia and the Philippines, and subsequently spread onto mainland Eurasia and North Africa. The earliest fossil finds of the species come from both Europe and Asia, and date back to the Early Pleistocene.
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- bull (plural bulls) 1  An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen. Specifically, one that is uncastrated. 2  A male of domesticated cattle or oxen of any age. 3  An adult male of certain large mammals, such as whales, elephants and seals.  A large, strong 1  man. (finance) An investor who buys (commodities or securities) in anticipation of a rise in prices.
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- Restrictions - It is unlawful to: Take wild boar with the use or aid of bait, which includes any salt, salt lick, grain, fruit, honey, sugar-based material or substance, animal parts or animal products. Use dogs to hunt wild boar outside of the open bear season.
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FAUNA (faunae) brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement. animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna. organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently. ritual killing, sacrifice - the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity.
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beast 1 […]’. A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner. ( 2 slang) A large and impressive thing or structure. ( 3 slang) Someone who is particularly impressive, especially athletically or physically. ( 4 slang, prisons) A sex offender.
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- References in classic literature ? He would hear, very faint and far off, the chug-drug of a boar sharpening his tusks on a bole; and would come across the great gray brute all alone, scribing and rending the bark of a tall tree, his mouth dripping with foam, and his eyes blazing like fire. View in context.
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bull 1 Take the bull by the horns definition, the male of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos, with sexual organs intact and capable of reproduction. See more.
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History of Wild Pigs History of Wild Pigs. Wild pigs (also known as wild hogs, wild boar, or feral swine) are an Old World species and are not native to the Americas. The first wild pigs in the United States originated solely from domestic stock brought to North America by early European explorers and settlers.
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- These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'boar.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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hog Word Origin & History. hog c.1175 (implied in hogaster), swine reared for slaughter (usually about a year old), also used by stockmen for young sheep (c.1350) and for horse older than one year, suggesting the original sense had something to do with an age, not a type of animal. Not evidenced in O.E., but it may have existed.
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Wild boar Facts Interesting Wild boar Facts: Wild boars are medium-sized animals. They can reach 3 to 6.5 feet in length, 21.6 to 39.3 inches in height and 90 to 700 pounds in weight. Body of wild boars is covered with double coat of fur that can be brown, red, black or grey. Upper coat is composed of harsh, bristly hair.
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bull Definition of bull. 1a : a male bovine; especially : an adult uncastrated male domestic bovineb : a usually adult male of various large animals (as elephants, whales, or seals) 2 : one who buys securities or commodities in expectation of a price rise or who acts to effect such a rise — compare bear.
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Pig Pig in a bucket. With around 1 billion individuals alive at any time, the domesticated pig is one of the most numerous large mammals on the planet. The ancestor of the domesticated pig is the wild boar, which is one of the most numerous and widespread large mammals.Its many subspecies are native to all but the harshest climates of continental Eurasia and its islands and Africa as well, from Ireland and India to Japan and north to Siberia.ith around 1 billion individuals alive at any time, the domesticated pig is one of the most numerous large mammals on the planet. The ancestor of the domesticated pig is the wild boar, which is one of the most numerous and widespread large mammals.
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Wild boar Wild boar. The wild boar (Sus scrofa), also known as the wild swine[3] or Eurasian wild pig,[4] is a suid native to much of Eurasia, North Africa, and the Greater Sunda Islands.