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Definition of pig-sticking in English: pig-stickingnoun mass nounThe activity of hunting wild boar with a spear, carried out on horseback. Example sentencesExamples - I've used it for all sorts of jobs, hacking bush tracks, pig-sticking, butchering bullocks and sheep, cutting up my tobacco and often enough my loaf of bread.
- Also popular was pig-sticking, the dangerous sport of riding on horseback to hunt wild boar by sticking them with a lance.
- Back in India at sixteen, James Brooke took a commission in the East India Company's army, where he had an enjoyable time shooting big game, pig-sticking and larking about in male company.
- The impression one gathers from that racy account is that pig-sticking is far more important a virtue that goes to make one a good ruler or administrator.
- As an old countryman, I have never had an inclination to hunt, but to compare traditional hunting to ‘sports’ like pig-sticking and cock-fighting is offensive.
Derivatives nounˈpɪɡˌstɪkə informal 1A person who hunts wild boar with a spear, typically on horseback. the pig-sticker was the dealer in ham in the market I'm not sure whether the 1/8 pig-sticker would have been too deep to use then. The pig-sticker gibs them instantly. The fixed blade version of the knife, with its aggressive double clip design, is one of the more wicked pig-stickers you'll ever see. Example sentencesExamples - The same is true of the world's most famous knife which, all due respect to the late Mr. Bowie notwithstanding, is a hollow-handle, saw-tooth pigsticker made by the late Jimmy Lile.
- The first is a heavy mortise chisel, of the variety affectionately called a ‘pigsticker’.
- I have a dog, and a nice sharp pigsticker just in case I come across someone with the case of the stupids.
- When spearfishing I carry the pigsticker on the leg.
- You'll be able to do more serious prying with the western pigsticker.
2A long sharp knife or other weapon. she was pretty handy with a pig-sticker
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