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pigstick in British English (ˈpɪɡˌstɪk) verb(intransitive) (esp in India) to hunt and spear wild boar, esp from horseback pigstick in American English (ˈpɪɡˌstɪk) intransitive verbto hunt for wild boar, usually on horseback and using a spear Derived forms pigsticker noun Word origin [1890–95; pig1 + stick1]This word is first recorded in the period 1890–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blanket roll, blip, honky-tonk, neoclassicism, takedown |