Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boar-spear

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.16 in modern English

Syllables: boar-s-pear
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spear used for hunting boar.

Example Sentences

"And still the foster with his long bore-speare / Him kept from landing at his wished will […]"
"Raymond having accidentally killed the count, his uncle, by the glancing aside of his boar-spear, was wandering by night in the forest of Colombiers."

Inflected Forms

boar-spears (plural)

Questions

What does boar-spear mean?: A spear used for hunting boar.

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