verb
- to hunt wild boar or pig with a spear or lance, typically on horseback
Usage: chiefly historical or regional; also spelled pig-stick
noun
- a spear or lance used for hunting wild boar or pig
Usage: chiefly historical or regional; also spelled pig-stick
Examples
- In colonial India, officers would pigstick wild boar as a sport.
- The hunter carried a pigstick across the saddle.
- Pigsticking was a popular pastime among the British cavalry in the 19th century.
- He learned to pigstick from experienced riders in the region.
- The pigstick had a sharp, barbed point designed to penetrate thick hide.