pig-huntn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪɡhʌnt/, U.S.

/ˈpɪɡˌ(h)ənt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pig n.¹, hunt n.²

Etymology: < pig n.¹ + hunt n.² Compare earlier pig hunting n.

A hunt for wild pigs; a competition to catch a pig.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting specific animals > [noun] > pigs

pig hunting1631

boar-hunting1770

pig-hunt1793

pig-sticking1833

boar-hunt1843

pig-stick1906

1793 Times 31 Aug. 3/3 We had..the following elegant sports: A Donkey Race, on which there was much betting—a Pig Hunt—men grinning through horse collars, and running in sacks.

1852 L. B. Mackinnon Atlantic & Transatlantic 286 During our pig-hunt we were tantalized every moment by a clownish penguin.

1881 Appletons' Jrnl. July 79/1 As an illustration of a comic dance [in Fiji], I may mention a pantomime representing a pig-hunt.

1961 J. Reid Kiwi Laughs 9 The misfortunes of that pig-hunt which is an almost indispensable episode in fiction or memoirs.

1994 Jrnl. Black Stud. 25 211 She picks up the gun that she had stolen for a pig hunt and shoots at a male canecutter.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pig-hunt
释义	pig-huntn. Brit. /ˈpɪɡhʌnt/, U.S. /ˈpɪɡˌ(h)ənt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pig n.¹, hunt n.² Etymology: < pig n.¹ + hunt n.² Compare earlier pig hunting n. A hunt for wild pigs; a competition to catch a pig. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting specific animals > [noun] > pigs pig hunting1631 boar-hunting1770 pig-hunt1793 pig-sticking1833 boar-hunt1843 pig-stick1906 1793 Times 31 Aug. 3/3 We had..the following elegant sports: A Donkey Race, on which there was much betting—a Pig Hunt—men grinning through horse collars, and running in sacks. 1852 L. B. Mackinnon Atlantic & Transatlantic 286 During our pig-hunt we were tantalized every moment by a clownish penguin. 1881 Appletons' Jrnl. July 79/1 As an illustration of a comic dance [in Fiji], I may mention a pantomime representing a pig-hunt. 1961 J. Reid Kiwi Laughs 9 The misfortunes of that pig-hunt which is an almost indispensable episode in fiction or memoirs. 1994 Jrnl. Black Stud. 25 211 She picks up the gun that she had stolen for a pig hunt and shoots at a male canecutter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1793
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