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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Earliest use of 'razorback'? #202224 09/02/2011 3:53 PM Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 2 runnel stranger runnel stranger Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 2 I'm looking for early uses of 'razorback' in reference to a feral hog. I have numerous examples from the 1890s and a few from the 1880s, but expect it has an earlier etymology. Any help appreciated. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Earliest use of 'razorback'? runnel #202226 09/02/2011 4:43 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water Welcome runnel ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Earliest use of 'razorback'? runnel #202228 09/02/2011 6:39 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass OED3 has this for the hog (other senses [e.g., razor-back whale] are earlier): 1845 South. Agriculturist July 258 Razor-back hogs and sway-back cattle, and sheep that dogs will hardly eat after killing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Earliest use of 'razorback'? runnel #202233 09/03/2011 2:01 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky I know this isn't exactly what you're looking for, but it does give something of a timeline: Arkansas was known for its razorback hogs long before the University of Arkansas mascot came into being. These wild boars were called razorbacks because of their high, hair-covered backbone and ill-mannered temper. The razorback hog was considered ruthless and dangerous when backed into a corner. The true wild boar, also called the European or Russian boar, is not native to the United States. Christopher Columbus introduced their domesticated ancestors to the New World in 1493. Wild boars are thought to have arrived with explorer Hernando de Soto, who brought the original thirteen grunting hogs to the new world in 1539 From here Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Earliest use of 'razorback'? Jackie #202241 09/03/2011 3:17 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water Great reference. I wonder how many states have similar. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Earliest use of 'razorback'? runnel #202360 09/09/2011 7:50 PM Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 2 runnel stranger runnel stranger Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 2 Thanks for those suggestions. Appreciate it. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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