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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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And no, it's not designed for dropping boars or any other critters.
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2024
This Repair and Shine Hair Brush has an olive wood handle and boar hair bristles that impart shine and massage the scalp.
—Adam Mansuroglu, WWD, 8 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2024
This Repair and Shine Hair Brush has an olive wood handle and boar hair bristles that impart shine and massage the scalp.
—Adam Mansuroglu, WWD, 8 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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“Boar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boar. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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