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boar | sew |

As a noun boar

is a wild boar (sus scrofa ), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.

As a verb sew is

to use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together or sew can be (obsolete|transitive) to drain, as a pond, for taking the fish.

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

    * ----

    sew

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) sewen, seowen, sowen, from (etyl) . Related to (l).

    Verb

  • To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.
    • Balls were first made of grass or leaves held together by strings, and later of pieces of animal skin sewn together and stuffed with feathers or hay.
  • To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together.
  • To enclose by sewing.
    • to sew money into a bag
    Synonyms
    * stitch

    Etymology 2

    Related to .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To drain, as a pond, for taking the fish.
    • (Tusser)
    (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

    * English irregular verbs