pigstick
pigstick verb: to stab.
Verb
pigstick (third-person singular simple present pigsticks, present participle pigsticking, simple past and past participle pigsticked or pigstuck)
- To stab.
- But if he goes (I always looked things in the face) I suppose I'll get to the Front, too, and do me best to pigstick someone in baggy breeches that I never saw or heard of before […]1894, Henry Lawson, Henry Lawson, the Master Story-teller: Prose Writings, page 883
- Sometimes I tried to pigstick him with a broken broom stick ...1985, Joe Rosenblatt, Escape from the Glue Factory: A Memoir of a Paranormal Toronto
- To hunt pigs.
- There were generally enough, however, to pigstick with, hunt jackals, or even wolves at times, and "lark" over the steeplechase course which he had constructed round the* four hundred acre indigo field that was close to the house.1883, Matthew Horace Hayes, Indian Racing Reminiscences, page 154
- After the Kadir, three Officers stayed down on leave to pigstick at Meerut, but only one stuck it out to the end of the season, the attraction of Simla and polo at Dehra Dun claiming the other two respectively.1911, The King's Royal Rifle Corps Chronicle, page 187
Noun
pigstick (plural pigsticks)
- A waterjet disruptor used to disable explosive devices.
- The pigstick was set up on the nightstand next to him, the shotgun shell held in place by a metal arm. I followed the wire to a timing device, realized I had no expertise at all to disarm it, and chose instead to simply point the contraption away from Lance.2009, J. A. Knorath, Cherry Bomb
- The 'pigstick' (named from hunting wild boar with a spear) is a British Army name for the waterjet disrupter used on the Wheelbarrow robot against the IRA in the 1970s.2013, Paula Reid, World's Most Dangerous Jobs
- A staff that carries a flag or pennant above the mast of a sailboat.
- Above the truck there is frequently a slender vertical extension of the mast, called a pigstick.1959, The Bluejackets' Manual, volume 15, page 198
- Haul away, keeping strain on both parts of the halyard so that the pigstick remains vertical as it goes up and doesn't foul the spreaders.1983 January, Cruising World, page 148
- An event or gathering at which pigs are hunted for sport.
- I send you an account of a pigstick at which I was the other day, if you care to insert it in your Magazine.1876 June, Fin Mackoul, “A bit of hog-hunting”, in The Oriental Sporting Magazine, page 220
- The scene was far more picturesque than any Dutch picture, but the modern unromantic 'pigstick' is an infinitely finer sport than the original 'boar hunt,' and the only way the "gray boar" should meet his death.1902, Letters and Sketches of Francis T. Warre Cornish
- A stick that is used for stabbing.
- Nellie has often begged food from her : she has seen the woman use the "pigstick" to thrash the child with, and heard cries and moans coming from the end house.1912, The Cruelty Man: Actual Experiences of an Inspector of the N.S.P.C.C.
- We had to let the Germans come nearer, but it was impossible to let them come near when you saw them pointing their pigsticks at you, it put the fear of death in you and you wanted to shoot, but they wouldn't allow us […]1973, Rumanian Review, volume 27, page 41
Examples of pigstick in a sentence
- Firstly, I know a subaltern in a British regiment who plays polo and pigsticks and occasionally shoots big game […]1911, The Lancet, page 917:
- Pull the flag up with the hauling part, then tighten the downhaul part to bring the pigstick vertical.1989, Roger C. Taylor, Knowing the ropes: a sailor's guide to selecting, rigging, and handling lines aboard:
- As the owner of this sailboat, I fuss about on deck, lashing down oars and fishing rods, pigsticks and awnings, for what might be a bouncy overnight passage.1997 July, Yachting, volume 181, number 7, page 70:
- Sensing something of an anticlimax, I administered to the rat a helpful prod in the ribs with the pigstick […]1988, Richard Brigham, Guns and goshawks: country life and country sports, page 4:
Synonyms of pigstick
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Forms of pigstick
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | pigsticks |
| present participle | pigsticking |
| past participle | pigsticked |
| past | pigsticked |
| past participle | pigstuck |
| past | pigstuck |
| alternative form | pig stick |
| Noun | |
| plural | pigsticks |
Origin of pigstick
From pig + stick.
Questions about pigstick
- What does pigstick mean?
- Pigstick means to stab.
- How do you use pigstick in a sentence?
- Firstly, I know a subaltern in a British regiment who plays polo and pigsticks and occasionally shoots big game […]
- What part of speech is pigstick?
- Pigstick can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of pigstick?
- The past tense of pigstick is pigsticked.
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