Definition of boar

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Boar (n.) The uncastrated male of swine; specifically, the wild hog..

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Swabber :: Swabber (n.) Formerly, an interior officer on board of British ships of war, whose business it was to see that the ship was kept clean..
Shipmate :: Shipmate (n.) One who serves on board of the same ship with another; a fellow sailor.
Pasteboard :: Pasteboard (n.) A stiff thick kind of paper board, formed of several single sheets pasted one upon another, or of paper macerated and pressed into molds, etc..
Purser :: Purser (n.) A commissioned officer in the navy who had charge of the provisions, clothing, and public moneys on shipboard; -- now called paymaster..
Ship :: Ship (v. t.) To put on board of a ship, or vessel of any kind, for transportation; to send by water..
Capstan :: Capstan (n.) A vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers. It is much used, especially on shipboard, for moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum. It is operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket..
Broadleaf :: Broadleaf (n.) A tree (Terminalia latifolia) of Jamaica, the wood of which is used for boards, scantling, shingles, etc; -- sometimes called the almond tree, from the shape of its fruit..
List :: List (n.) An inclination to one side; as, the ship has a list to starboard..
Limehound :: Limehound (n.) A dog used in hunting the wild boar; a leamer.
Straight-joint :: Straight-joint (a.) Applied to a floor the boards of which are so laid that the joints form a continued line transverse to the length of the boards themselves.
Transient :: Transient (a.) Staying for a short time; not regular or permanent; as, a transient guest; transient boarders..
Aboveboard :: Aboveboard (adv.) Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception..
Reembark :: Reembark (v. t. & i.) To put, or go, on board a vessel again; to embark again..
Leeboard :: Leeboard (n.) A board, or frame of planks, lowered over the side of a vessel to lessen her leeway when closehauled, by giving her greater draught..
List :: List (n.) A narrow strip of wood, esp. sapwood, cut from the edge of a plank or board..
Embark :: Embark (v. i.) To go on board a vessel or a boat for a voyage; as, the troops embarked for Lisbon..
Spread :: Sprayboard (n.) See Dashboard, n., 2 (b)..
Sorn :: Sorn (v. i.) To obtrude one's self on another for bed and board.
Fender :: Fender (v. t. & i.) A screen to protect a carriage from mud thrown off the wheels: also, a splashboard..
Straighted :: Straightedge (n.) A board, or piece of wood or metal, having one edge perfectly straight, -- used to ascertain whether a line is straight or a surface even, and for drawing straight lines..
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