Pig-sticking
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pig-sticking is a noun meaning (colloquial, dated, India, Anglo-Indian) The hunting of boars.
Meaning
(colloquial, dated, India, Anglo-Indian) The hunting of boars.
Example Sentences
Swankey of the Body Guard himself, that dangerous youth, and the greatest buck of all the Indian army now on leave, was one day discovered by Major Dobbin tête-à-tête with Amelia, and describing the sport of pig-sticking to her with great humour and eloquence […]
Have you heard any word Of that bloke in the "Third" - Was it Sotherby, Sedgewick or Sim? They had him chucked out of a club in Bombay. But apart from his mess bills exceeding his pay, He took to pig-sticking in quite the wrong way. I wonder what happened to him?
Word Forms
- pig-stickings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pigsticker, pothunting, boar-spear, venery, hog-dogging, piggery.
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