pigsticker

noun — 7 senses

pigsticker

noun

Etymology From pig + sticker.

7 senses

1A large knife, used as a weapon.
2A specialized knife used to slaughter a pig by stabbing…
3A spike bayonet.
4A sled with a pointed front.
5A hunter of wild boar.
6A horse well-suited to hunt wild boar.
7A pork butcher.

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.

Related terms: pigsticking, like a stuck pig

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