bosch|vark

bosch|vark
bosch|vark «BOSH VAHRK», noun.
the bush pig of South Africa.
[< Afrikaans boschvark < Dutch bosch woods + varken pig]

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  • bosch — bosch·bok; bosch·vark; bosch·veld; roo·i·bosch; sui·ker·bosch; …   English syllables

  • vark — aard·vark; bosch·vark; bosh·vark; …   English syllables

  • bosch —   n. wood; bush.    ♦ bosch bok, n. bush buck; kind of antelope.    ♦ bosch man, n.   Bushman.    ♦ bosch vark, n. kind of wild pig.    ♦ bosch veldt, n. bush country …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • boschvark — bosch·vark …   English syllables

  • boschvark — [bäsh′värk΄] n. [obs. Afrik < Du bosch, BUSH1 + vark, pig: for IE base see FARROW1] a bush pig of S Africa …   English World dictionary

  • Boshvark — Bosh vark, n. [D. bosch wood + varken pig.] (Zo[ o]l.) The bush hog. See under {Bush}, a thicket. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • boschvark — /bosh vahrk /, n. See bush pig. [1825 35; < Afrik bos, earlier bosch forest, BUSH1 + vark pig; cf. AARDVARK] * * * …   Universalium

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