BOANERGES
Bo`a*ner"ges. Etym: [Gr. , fr. Heb. bn sons of thunder.
— an appellation given by Christ to two of his disciples (James and
John). See Mark iii. 17.]
Defn: Any declamatory and vociferous preacher or orator.
BOAR
Boar, n. Etym: [OE. bar, bor, bore, AS. bar; akin to OHG. p, MHG. b,
G. bär, boar (but not bär bear), and perh. Russ. borov' boar.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: The uncastrated male of swine; specifically, the wild hog.
BOARD Board, n. Etym: [OE. bord, AS. bord board, shipboard; akin to bred plank, Icel. bor board, side of a ship, Goth. f footstool, D. bord board, G. brett, bort. See def. 8. sq. root92.]
1. A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth as compared with the thickness, — used for building, etc.
Note: When sawed thick, as over one and a half or two inches, it is usually called a plank.
2. A table to put food upon.
Note: The term board answers to the modern table, but it was often
movable, and placed on trestles. Halliwell.
Fruit of all kinds . . . She gathers, tribute large, and on the board
Heaps with unsparing hand. Milton.
3. Hence: What is served on a table as food; stated meals; provision; entertainment; — usually as furnished for pay; as, to work for one's board; the price of board.