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Pigstick

[pig-stik]

pig·stick

[pig-stik]
verb (used without object)
to hunt for wild boar, usually on horseback and using a spear.

Origin:
1890–95; pig1 + stick1

pig·stick·er, noun
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pigstick (ˈpɪɡˌstɪk)
 
vb
(intr) (esp in India) to hunt and spear wild boar, esp from horseback

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