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boar, Boer, boor, bore
boar (BOHR) (noun)
A male swine or pig: We just saw a wild boar running into the woods.
Boer (BOHR) (noun)
A Dutch colonist or a descendant of a Dutch colonist in South Africa: An Afrikaner is another name for a Boer or a person who was born, raised, and lived in South Africa.
boor (BOOR) (noun)
A person with rude, clumsy manners, and little refinement; often referred to as a peasant: Because the farmer often acted like a boor, the people in the village usually tried to stay away from him.
bore (BOHR) (verb)
1. To make weary by being dull, repetitive, monotonous, or tedious: Josie warned her friends that if they go to see the film, it will bore them.
2. To make a hole in or through something as with a drill: Calvin wanted to bore a hole in the door frame for a new lock.

When the hunter talks about hunting boar, he may be considered a bore by others.

A male pig that has nothing to do but lie around is just a boar that is just a bore.

A bore is a person who talks when we wish he would listen.

—Ambrose Bierce

Trina's uncle was a Boer who liked to hunt boar, but he was a real contrast to her other uncle who was such a bore and whose manners gave people a strong impression that he was a real boor.

Word Entries at Get Words: “boor
boor (s) (noun), boors (pl)
1. A person who behaves in a rude way and ignores other people’s feelings: Ted's wife said that she could not invite her husband's co-worker to dinner because he is a boor and would offend the other guests.
2. A crude, uncouth, or ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement: Mrs. Smith was very upset with her students who were evidently complete boors during the concert they attended because they talked and ate during the performance, and then left their garbage on the floor when they went back to the school bus at end of the recital.
A rude or ill-mannered person.
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