pig-stickingn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪɡˌstɪkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɪɡˌstɪkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pig n.¹, sticking n.¹

Etymology: < pig n.¹ + sticking n.¹ Compare earlier stick v.¹ 1c.

1. The action or practice of butchering a pig, esp. by thrusting a knife into its neck; an instance of this. Frequently attributive.

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the world > life > death > killing > killing of animals > [noun] > by specific method

cabaging1575

spearing1784

pithing1806

pig-sticking1821

worry1847

shechita1875

halal1888

estocada1910

lethalling1925

roadkill1943

autocide1967

1821 Times 23 June 3/6 The prisoner rushed on him with great violence, with a butcher's pig-sticking knife in his hand.

1884 M. Arnold in Harper's Mag. Oct. 797/2 I would not go to see the pig-sticking at the stock-yards.

1922 Edwardsville (Illinois) Intelligencer November was pig-sticking month.

1997 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 5 Mar. 9 My memory of Hardy's Jude the Obscure is mainly of the pig-sticking scene.

2. The sport or practice of hunting wild boar on horseback using a spear; an instance of this. Frequently attributive.The sport is chiefly associated with India in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, where it developed as a pastime for British colonial officers.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting specific animals > [noun] > pigs

pig hunting1631

boar-hunting1770

pig-hunt1793

pig-sticking1833

boar-hunt1843

pig-stick1906

1833 Sporting Mag. May 53/1 Hog-hunting, vulgo ‘pig-sticking’, a right manly pastime, I am sorry to say is also fading away like the dews of the morning.

1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lx. 543 Describing the sport of pig-sticking..with great humour and eloquence.

1875 Times 21 Dec. 10/2 There was a relâche of two hours for change of clothes, lunch, and arrangements for the pig-sticking expedition to Dubka.

1910 Blackwood's Mag. Apr. 559/1 The Ganges Cup was first run for in 1869 after the pig-sticking season.

1993 Daily Tel. 3 Feb. 19/6 A first class polo player and an excellent shot; pig-sticking and tiger shooting were among his other enthusiasms.

3. figurative. A powerful, sustained, or humiliating attack, esp. one directed at a weaker party by a stronger one; persecution, victimization.

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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > victimization

victimizing1834

victimization1840

pig-sticking1948

1948 A. Lee in F. Gross European Ideol. iii. 104 All their propaganda activities were penalized, and what their author called ‘the pigsticking’ began.

1966 Mansfield (Ohio) News-Jrnl. 20 May 27/2 Clay quickly reopened the cuts above and below Cooper's eyes in the fifth round and it became a pig-sticking.

2004 Vancouver Province (Nexis) 17 June a21 The debates confirmed for me that the Liberals are in for a pig-sticking.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pig-sticking
释义	pig-stickingn. Brit. /ˈpɪɡˌstɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɪɡˌstɪkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pig n.¹, sticking n.¹ Etymology: < pig n.¹ + sticking n.¹ Compare earlier stick v.¹ 1c. 1. The action or practice of butchering a pig, esp. by thrusting a knife into its neck; an instance of this. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > killing of animals > [noun] > by specific method cabaging1575 spearing1784 pithing1806 pig-sticking1821 worry1847 shechita1875 halal1888 estocada1910 lethalling1925 roadkill1943 autocide1967 1821 Times 23 June 3/6 The prisoner rushed on him with great violence, with a butcher's pig-sticking knife in his hand. 1884 M. Arnold in Harper's Mag. Oct. 797/2 I would not go to see the pig-sticking at the stock-yards. 1922 Edwardsville (Illinois) Intelligencer November was pig-sticking month. 1997 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 5 Mar. 9 My memory of Hardy's Jude the Obscure is mainly of the pig-sticking scene. 2. The sport or practice of hunting wild boar on horseback using a spear; an instance of this. Frequently attributive.The sport is chiefly associated with India in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, where it developed as a pastime for British colonial officers. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting specific animals > [noun] > pigs pig hunting1631 boar-hunting1770 pig-hunt1793 pig-sticking1833 boar-hunt1843 pig-stick1906 1833 Sporting Mag. May 53/1 Hog-hunting, vulgo ‘pig-sticking’, a right manly pastime, I am sorry to say is also fading away like the dews of the morning. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lx. 543 Describing the sport of pig-sticking..with great humour and eloquence. 1875 Times 21 Dec. 10/2 There was a relâche of two hours for change of clothes, lunch, and arrangements for the pig-sticking expedition to Dubka. 1910 Blackwood's Mag. Apr. 559/1 The Ganges Cup was first run for in 1869 after the pig-sticking season. 1993 Daily Tel. 3 Feb. 19/6 A first class polo player and an excellent shot; pig-sticking and tiger shooting were among his other enthusiasms. 3. figurative. A powerful, sustained, or humiliating attack, esp. one directed at a weaker party by a stronger one; persecution, victimization. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > victimization victimizing1834 victimization1840 pig-sticking1948 1948 A. Lee in F. Gross European Ideol. iii. 104 All their propaganda activities were penalized, and what their author called ‘the pigsticking’ began. 1966 Mansfield (Ohio) News-Jrnl. 20 May 27/2 Clay quickly reopened the cuts above and below Cooper's eyes in the fifth round and it became a pig-sticking. 2004 Vancouver Province (Nexis) 17 June a21 The debates confirmed for me that the Liberals are in for a pig-sticking. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1821
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