单词 | pig-stick |
释义 | pig-stick1/ˈpɪɡstɪk/Now rare noun An instance of pig-sticking; a wild-boar hunt. OriginEarly 20th century; earliest use found in The Westminster Gazette. From pig-stick. pig-stick2/ˈpɪɡstɪk/verb [with object] In extended use: to stab (a person, etc.) as if butchering a pig; to wound mortally. OriginLate 19th century (in an earlier sense). From pig + stick, after pigsticker, pig-sticking. |
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