pigsticking

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"I am glad we get pigsticking here.

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  1. The sport of hunting wild boars, the huntsman being mounted and armed with a spear.

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  • Great nerve, considerable skill, and first-rate horsemanship are required for the sport of pigsticking. —  In Times of Peril
  • "I am glad we get pigsticking here. —  The Jungle Girl
  • You'll probably meet her to-day; for she generally comes out pigsticking with us, though she doesn't carry a spear. —  The Jungle Girl
  • Are you fond of pigsticking? " —  The Jungle Girl
  • In pigsticking only well-grown boars are pursued, sows and immature boars being unmolested. —  The Jungle Girl
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