See also:

• BOAR (0. Eng. bar; the word is found only in W. Ger. languages, cf. Dutch beer, Ger. Eber)

BOAR (0. Eng. See also:

• BAR
• BAR (0. Fr. barre, Late Lat. barra, origin unknown)
• BAR, CONFEDERATION OF
• BAR, FRANCOIS DE (1538-1606)
• BAR, THE

bar; the word is found only in W. Ger. See also:

• LANGUAGES

languages, cf. Dutch See also:

• BEER

beer, Ger. See also:

• EBER, PAUL (1511-1569)

Eber)  , the name given to the uncastrated male of the domestic See also:

• PIG
• PIG (a word of obscure origin, connected with the Low Ger. and Dut. word of the same meaning, bigge)

pig (q.v.), and to some See also:

• WILD, JONATHAN (c. 1682-1725)

wild See also:

• SPECIES

species of the See also:

• FAMILY

family Suidae (see See also:

• SWINE

SWINE) . The See also:

• EUROPEAN

European wild See also:

• BOAR (0. Eng. bar; the word is found only in W. Ger. languages, cf. Dutch beer, Ger. Eber)

boar (See also:

• SUS

Sus scrofa) is distributed over See also:

• EUROPE

Europe, See also:

• NORTHERN

northern See also:

• AFRICA
• AFRICA, ROMAN

Africa, and central and northern See also:

• ASIA

Asia . It has See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long been See also:

• EXTINCT

extinct in the See also:

• BRITISH

British Isles, where it once abounded, but traces have been found of its survival in Chartley See also:

• FOREST

Forest, See also:

• STAFFORDSHIRE

Staffordshire, in an entry of 1683 in an See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account-See also:

• BOOK

book of the steward of the See also:

• MANOR

manor, and it possibly remained till much later in the more remote parts of See also:

• SCOTLAND
• SCOTLAND, CHURCH OF
• SCOTLAND, EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF

Scotland and See also:

• IRELAND
• IRELAND, CHURCH
• IRELAND, CHURCH OF
• IRELAND, JOHN (1761-1842)
• IRELAND, JOHN (1838- )
• IRELAND, WILLIAM HENRY (1777-1835)

Ireland (J . E . Harting, Extinct British Animals, 188o) . The wild boar is still found in Europe, in marshy woodland districts where there is plenty of See also:

• COVER (from the Fr. convert, from couvrir, to cover, Lat. cooperire)

cover, and it is fairly plentiful in See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain, See also:

• AUSTRIA
• AUSTRIA, LOWER (Ger. Niederosterreich or Osterreich unter der Enns, " Austria below the river Enns ")
• AUSTRIA, UPPER (Ger. Oberosterreich or Osterreich ob der Enns, " Austria above the river Enns ")

Austria, See also:

• RUSSIA
• RUSSIA (Rossiya)

Russia and See also:

• GERMANY
• GERMANY (Ger. Deutschland)

Germany, particularly in the See also:

• BLACK
• BLACK, ADAM (1784-1874)
• BLACK, JEREMIAH SULLIVAN (1810–1883)
• BLACK, WILLIAM (1841-1898)

Black Forest . From the earliest times, owing to its See also:

• GREAT

great strength, See also:

• SPEED, JOHN (1552–1629)

speed, and ferocity when at See also:

• BAY

bay, the boar has been one of the favourite beasts of the See also:

• CHASE
• CHASE, SALMON PORTLAND (1808-1873)
• CHASE, SAMUEL (1741–1811)
• CHASE, WILLIAM MERRITT (1849– )

chase . Under the old forest See also:

• LAWS

laws of See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England it was one of the " beasts of the forest," and, as such, under the See also:

• NORMAN
• NORMAN, SIR HENRY WYLIE (1826-1904)

Norman See also:

• KINGS, FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF

kings the unprivileged killing of it was punishable by See also:

• DEATH

death or the loss of a member . It was hunted in England and in Europe on See also:

• FOOT

foot and on horseback with See also:

• DOGS, ISLE OF

dogs, while the weapon of attack was always the See also:

• SPEAR (O. Eng. spere, O. H. Ger. sper, mod. Ger. speer, &c., cf. Lat. sparrs; probably related to " spar, " a beam)

spear . In Europe the wild boar is still hunted with dogs, but the spear, except when used in emergencies and for giving the coup de See also:

• GRACE (Fr. grace, Lat. gratia, from grates, beloved, pleasing; formed from the root cra-, Gr. xav-, cf. xaipw, x6p,ua, Xapts)
• GRACE, WILLIAM GILBERT (1848– )

grace, has been given up for the See also:

• GUN

gun . It is also shot in great forest drives in Austria, Germany and Russia . The See also:

• INDIAN

Indian wild boar (Sus cristatus) is slightly taller than Sus scrofa, See also:

• STANDING

standing some 30 to 40 in. at the See also:

• SHOULDER (in O.E. sculder, cognate with Ger. Schulter, Dutch schouder, Swed. skuldra, &c; the root is unknown)

shoulder ..

It is found throughout See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India, See also:

• CEYLON

Ceylon and See also:

• BURMA

Burma . Here the See also:

• HORSE (a word common to Teutonic languages in such forms as hors, hros, ros; cf. the Ger. ross)

horse and spear are still used, and the See also:

• SPORT (a contracted or shortened form of "disport," to amuse, divert oneself, O. Fr. se dis porter or deporter, to leave off work, hence to play, Lat. dis-, away, and portare, to carry; the origin of the meaning lies in the notion of turning away from ser

sport is one of the most popular in India . (See PIG-STICKING.) The boar is one of the four heraldic beasts of venery, and was the See also:

• COGNIZANCE (Lat. cognoscere, to know)

cognizance of See also:

• RICHARD
• RICHARD (d. 1184)
• RICHARD, FRANCOIS MARIE BENJAMIN (18,9-1908)
• RICHARD, HENRY (1812-1888)
• RICHARD, ST

Richard III., See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king of England . As an See also:

• ARTICLE (from Lat. articulus, a joint)

article of See also:

• FOOD
• FOOD (like the verb " to feed," from a Teutonic root, whence O. Eng. foda; cf. " fodder "; connected with Gr. lrareicOae, to feed)

food the boar's See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head was long considered a See also:

• SPECIAL

special delicacy, and its serving was attended with much ceremonial . At See also:

• QUEEN
• QUEEN (O.E. cwen, wife, related to "quean," O.E. cwene, a hussy; cf. Gr. yvvi7: from root gan-, to produce; cf. genus, " kin," &c.)

Queen's See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College, See also:

• OXFORD
• OXFORD, EARLS OF
• OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
• OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
• OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
• OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
• OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST

Oxford, the dish is still brought on See also:

• CHRISTMAS (i.e. the Mass of Christ)

Christmas See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day in procession to the high-table, accompanied by the singing of a See also:

• CAROL (O. Fr. carole)

carol .