Phrase Hound found 10 phrases and 27 compound words that contain boar. The most common are listed below. Open boar in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 10
- wild boarA wild swine native to Eurasia and North Africa (Sus scrofa), now widely distributed elsewhere and ancestor of most domestic pig breeds.
- Erymanthian Boara giant boar that ravaged the area round Mount Erymanthos; captured by Heracles
- boar-spearA spear used for hunting boar.
- Calydonian BoarA giant boar, who was sent by the goddess Artemis to ravage the area of Calydon.
- boar taintAn unpleasant taste or odour in pork, caused by the accumulation of androstenone and skatole in the fat of male pigs.
- boar hogAn intact (non-castrated) male pig used for breeding.
- boar-spearsplural of boar-spear: A spear used for hunting boar.
- herd boarA stud boar, a male pig kept for breeding.
- monster boarA Eurasian wild boar.
- hedgy-boarA hedgehog.
Compound words 27
- barlingThe smallest pig in a litter; runt.
- boarhoundA large dog, descended from breeds originally used to hunt boars.
- boarlikeResembling or characteristic of a boar.
- BorleyA hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in Braintree district, Essex, England, near Sudbury, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL8443).
- boarbackThe back of a boar (for riding upon).
- boarishBrutal; cruel.
- boarfishAny of a number of fish that have a projecting snout, in either of two families:
- boarhideSkin of a boar.
- boarskinThe skin of a boar.
- wereboarA shapeshifter who can assume the form of a boar.