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* BOABDIL. 209 BOARDING-HOUSE. bursting into tears. His mother standing be- side him exclaimed, "You miiy well weep like a woman for what you could not defend like a man." The spot still bears the name of £•/ L'lli- mo Sospiro (h'l Mora, 'the last sigh of the Moor.' Boabdil soon crossed to Africa and lost his life in battle. See Granada. BOAC, bo-iik'. A town of Mindoro, Philip- pines, situated about 48 miles from Cala])an, the capital (Map: Philippine Islands, F G). Popu- lation. 14,7:2.>. BO ADICE'A ( ? -A.D. 62). Queen of the Iceni, a tribe inhabiting the eastern coast of Brit- ain, Prasutagus, her husband, who died about A.D. 60, left his wealth jointly to the Roman Emperor and to his two daughters, hoping that by this artifice his kingdom would be protected from oppression; but the Roman soldiery, taking advantage of the defenseless condition of the country, began to plunder unscrupulously. Bo- adicea herself was scourged, her daughters were violated, and the noblest among the Iceni were treated as slaves. These outrages drove them into a revolt, in which they were joined by the Trinobantes. Boadicea gathered round her a large army, attacked and captured the Roman colony of Caniulodunum (Colchester) : took Londinium and Verulamium, and destroyed, ac- cording to Tacitus, 70,000 Romans, Suetonius, the Roman Governor of Britain, now advanced at the head of about 10,000 legionaries against Bo- adicea, who, it is said, had under her command over 200,000 men. A dreadful battle ensued (A.D. 62), in which 80.000 Britons were said to have perished, and only 400 Romans. These fig- ures, of course, cannot be trusted ; but the victory must have been decisive, as it established the au- thority of the Romans in Britain. Boadicea, overwhelmed with despair, committed suicide. Consult: Tacitus, .4 iiHa/e.s, Book XIV. (London, 1872) ; Elton, Origins of English History (Lon- don, 1882) ; Rhys, Cellic Britain (London, 1882). BOAR (AS. har, OHG. 6cr, Ger. Biir, brood- brar; cf. Russ. hororH, boar). Wild. The com- mon and most typical species (S«.s scrofa) of wild swine, which exceeds the largest domestic swine in size, and is far superior to them in strength and swiftness. It is grayish-black in color, cov- ered with short, woolly hair, thickly interspersed with stiff, coarse bristles, which assume the form of a mane along the spine. The ears are always black. Its great tusks are formidable weapons, but when old the tusks curve over the snout and are no longer serviceable for goring; then, how- ever, the teeth of the upper jaw protrude and curve outward, serving the same purpose as the tusks had done. The animal is native in Europe, .sia Minor, and North Africa, inhabiting the deep recesses of marshy forest groimds. Boars were common in England tintil the time of Henry II., and then not found luitil, in the reign of Charles I., an unsuccessful attempt was made to raise them in the New Forest. In the time of the Conqueror any one killing a wild boar was liable to have his eyes put out. Con- sult Harting, British Animals Extinct Within Historic Times (London, 1880). it was for centuries a favorite beast of chase with the nobles of Europe, and was hunted chief- ly on foot with the spear, aided by a breed of great dogs now nearly extinct, its strength and ferocity rendering the sport alike exhilarating and dangerous. There is little of boar-hunting now, except upon certain great estates in eastern Europe, where the animals are bred for the purpose of sport. In India, however, the wild boars of that country are pursued and speared by mounted men, who regard 'pig-stick- ing' as the most exciting sport the Orient af- fords. The courage and tenacity of life ex- hibited by pursued and wounded animals are surprising. The animal seeks its food at night, and feeds chiefly on roots and grain, though it will eat smaller animals, birds' eggs, etc. The bristles of the boar are much used for brushes. Besides this one, several other species of boar have been described, of which three at least seem to be valid — Stis vittatus of Asia and Africa, 8us venucosus from Java and Celebes, and Sua harbatus from Borneo. No species of the genus Sus are natives of America or Australia. See Peccary; Swine. BOARD (AS. hord, Ger. Bord and Brett). In nautical language, a terili which has numerous significations. The terms plank and board were formerly used without much discrimination; hence the application of the word board to ex- press in a figurative manner the deck or side of a vessel. From this use are derived the ex- pressions aboard, on board, boarding (i.e. the act of going on board for a friendly or inimical purpose), inboard (inside the rail or bulwarks), outboard, etc. Before the days of keels, and for small boats until comparatively recent times, a broad board called a Iccboard w'as secured to the side and projected into the water in a manner to prevent leeway (q.v. ) when under sail. From this resulted the expressions a good board, which meant to lose nothing to leeward on a single stretch while tacking (q.v.), a half board, stern board, etc. The operation of boarding a vessel of the enemy meant a forcible entry for the pur- pose of capturing it; in the days of sailing vessels, slow steamers, and slow-firing guns it was an operation of importance, but it would not now be attempted except in unusual circum- stances. BOARD (from the board, or table, at which the ofliccrs sit). The general name applied to persons who in their collective capacity have the management of some public oflice or department, bank, railway, charitv, or, indeed, of any other trust. BOARDING-HOUSE (from board or table for food). The legal liability of a boarding- house keeper differs from that of an innkeeper (q.v.) in three important respects. The first difference is due to the fact that he does not hold himself out as engaged in a common public employment. Consequently, he is at liberty to reject any person who may apply for accommo- dations, whether his house is full or not. No person has a right to insist upon boarding with him until a special agreement has been made between them. In the second place, a boarding- house keeper is not subject to the extraordinary liability for his patrons' property which rests upon an innkeeper for the chattels of his guests. He is bound to exercise only su<'h care of it as an ordinarily prudent man would take of his own property in similar circumstances. But that degree of care the boarding-house keeper is le- gally bound to exercise, at least over his board-