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pigsticking|ˈpɪgˌstɪkɪŋ|
[f. pig n.1 + sticking vbl. n.]
1. The hunting of the wild boar with a spear. Also attrib.
1848Thackeray Van. Fair lx, Describing the sport of pigsticking..with great humour and eloquence. 1881J. Grant Cameronians I. iii. 32 The dinner-gong..recalled his thoughts from pig-sticking and Central India. 1907Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 666/2 The usual length for pig-sticking lances is:—For use in Bengal Presidency, 6 ft. 6 in. to 7 ft. 1910Blackw. Mag. Apr. 559/1 The Ganges Cup was first run for in 1869 after the pig-sticking season. 1972Shooting Times & Country Mag. 1 July 21/2, I now treat you to a potted picture of a typical pig-sticking run.
2. The butchering of swine by sticking a knife into the heart or aorta.
1884M. Arnold in Harper's Mag. Oct. 797/2, I would not go to see the pig-sticking at the stock-yards.
Hence ˈpigstick v. intr., to hunt the wild boar.
1891Kipling City Dreadf. Nt. 74 Animals who stand on one hind leg and beckon with all the rest, or try to pigstick in harness. |