ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Pigsticker

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Pigsticker is a noun meaning A large knife, used as a weapon.

Meaning

A large knife, used as a weapon.

More Meanings

  1. A specialized knife used to slaughter a pig by stabbing it in the throat.
  2. A spike bayonet.
  3. (US, dialect) A sled with a pointed front.
  4. (UK, India) A hunter of wild boar.
  5. (UK, India) A horse well-suited to hunt wild boar.
  6. A pork butcher.

Word Forms

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