A large, powerful hunting dog bred specifically to hunt wild boars, known for strength and courage.
Boar + hound (a hunting dog). This historical term describes dogs, particularly mastiffs and similar large breeds, that were trained for the dangerous sport of boar hunting in medieval and Renaissance Europe.
Medieval nobles would spend fortunes training boarhounds for hunting wild boars—it was an insanely dangerous sport where the dogs had to be massive and fearless because a cornered boar could gore them with tusks!
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