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Boar vs Hoggaster - What's the difference?

boar | hoggaster |

As nouns the difference between boar and hoggaster

is that boar is a wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig while hoggaster is a boar in its third year.

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

    * ----

    hoggaster

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a boar in its third year
  • a lamb in its second year

    • References

    * * An universal etymological English dictionary 1724 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UeUIAAAAQAAJ]