/ bɔː(r); NAmE / noun ( pl. boar or boars )
1.
(also ˌwild ˈboar ) a wild pig
2.
a male pig that has not been castrated
—compare hog , sow
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English bār , of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch beer and German Bär .
/ bɔː(r); NAmE / noun ( pl. boar or boars )
1.
(also ˌwild ˈboar ) a wild pig
2.
a male pig that has not been castrated
—compare hog , sow
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English bār , of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch beer and German Bär .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005