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Boar vs Gilt - What's the difference?

boar | gilt |

As nouns the difference between boar and gilt

is that boar is a wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig while gilt is gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding.

As an adjective gilt is

golden coloured.

As a verb gilt is

past tense of gild.

boar

English

(wikipedia boar)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A wild boar (Sus scrofa ), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.
  • A male pig.
  • Coordinate terms

    * sow

    Derived terms

    * boar-spear * herd boar

    See also

    * hog * pig * swine

    Anagrams

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    gilt

    English

    Etymology 1

    Cf. gold and German Geld

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable) Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding.
  • (uncountable, slang) Money.
  • (countable, finance) A security issued by the Bank of England (see gilt-edged)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Golden coloured.
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    Etymology 2

    See .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A young female pig, at or nearing the age of first breeding.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (gild)
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