Plural of boar
regular plural
The plural of boar is boars or boar.
Forms of boar
| Singular | boar /bɔː(ɹ)/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | boars /bɔɹz/ boar /bɔː(ɹ)/ |
| Countable | countable |
Boars in a sentence
- "Bull hogs," or boars, which are uncastrated male pigs, tend to have a dark, gamy flesh not appreciated by everyone.2000 May 24, Jon Nordheimer, “Hunting for Pigs, And Florida's Past”, in The New York Times
- In this region, the wild boars can be dangerous, but (perhaps counterintuitively) the feral hogs can be even worse.From the entry feral
- The monastery's records showed not only how many swine were raised each year but also their disposition, categorized by boars, sows, hoggets, and porklings.From the entry hogget
- For swine there are four categories: boars, sows, hoggets, and porklings or sucking-pigs (porcelli).2014 [1951], H. P. R. Finberg, “Chapter V: Pastoral husbandry”, in Tavistock Abbey: A Study in the Social and Economic History of Devon…. From the entry hogget
- Also choice spring boars, all first class and priced to sell.1910 October, “For Sale”, in American Swineherd, volume ⅩⅩⅦ, number 10, Chicago: American Swineherd Pub. Co., →OCLC, Bargain Column, page…. From the entry price to sell
Meaning of boar
- noun A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.
- noun A male pig.
- noun A male boar (sense 1).
Questions about the plural of boar
- What is the plural of boar?
- The plural of boar is boars or boar.
- Is boar countable?
- Boar is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: boar (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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