pigstick

[ pig-stik ]
/ ˈpɪgˌstɪk /

verb (used without object)

to hunt for wild boar, usually on horseback and using a spear.

Origin of pigstick

First recorded in 1890–95; pig1 + stick1

OTHER WORDS FROM pigstick

pig·stick·er, noun

Words nearby pigstick

pigs, pigs in blankets, pigs' feet, pigskin, pigsney, pigstick, pigsticker, pigsticking, pigsty, pigswill, pigtail

Example sentences from the Web for pigsticking

  • Pigsticking is not at all difficult; and I hear that you are a good rider.

    The Jungle Girl |Gordon Casserly

  • Pigsticking law awards the trophy to the rider whose spear first inflicts a wound on the boar.

    The Jungle Girl |Gordon Casserly

British Dictionary definitions for pigsticking (1 of 2)

pigsticking
/ (ˈpɪɡˌstɪkɪŋ) /

noun

the sport of hunting wild boar

British Dictionary definitions for pigsticking (2 of 2)

pigstick
/ (ˈpɪɡˌstɪk) /

verb

(intr) (esp in India) to hunt and spear wild boar, esp from horseback