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pigsticker

pigsticker noun: a large knife, used as a weapon.

Noun

pigsticker (plural pigstickers)

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

Forms of pigsticker

pluralpigstickers

Origin of pigsticker

From pig + sticker.

Questions about pigsticker

What does pigsticker mean?
Pigsticker means a large knife, used as a weapon.
What part of speech is pigsticker?
Pigsticker is a noun.
What is the plural of pigsticker?
The plural of pigsticker is pigstickers.

Words near pigsticker in the dictionary

  1. pigsny
  2. pigsona
  3. pigsonas
  4. pigstick
  5. pigsticked
  6. pigsticker
  7. pigstickers
  8. pigsticking
  9. pigstickings
  10. pigsticks
  11. pigsties

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