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pig-sticking

pig-sticking

9.9
An activity of hunting wild pigs using long spears
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : caza de jabalíes
  • Many British officers in colonial India participated in pig-sticking as a recreational activity.

Examples

  • He enjoys pig-sticking during the hunting season.

  • The tradition of pig-sticking has largely faded in modern times.

  • He considered pig-sticking to be a thrilling and adventurous pastime.

  • The pig-sticking tradition has been passed down for generations.

  • Many British officers in colonial India participated in pig-sticking as a recreational activity.

  • He considered pig-sticking to be a thrilling and adventurous pastime.

  • The tradition of pig-sticking has largely faded in modern times.

Synonyms

pigsticking
vspig-sticking
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Hunting wild pigs with spears as a sport

is the same meaning but written as a single unhyphenated word

Antonyms

nonhunting
4.1

An area where people may not harm wild animals

Surface Forms

pig-sticking singular
pig-stickings plural

Morphology

pig-sticking = pig + stick (transparent) = pig + stick + ing

Formed from the compound pig + stick with the gerundive suffix -ing; the activity 'sticking pigs' (spearing/hunting) is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word pig-sticking comes from the simple idea of hunting wild pigs by 'sticking' them with a stick or spear, which means 'to stab' them. It became a sport among British officers in India, so pig-sticking now means the sport or practice of hunting wild pigs with spears.