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pigsticking
pigsticking (ˈpɪgˌstɪkɪŋ) [f. pig n.1 + sticking vbl. n.] 1. The hunting of the wild boar with a spear. Also attrib.1848 Thackeray Van. Fair lx, Describing the sport of pigsticking..with great humour and eloquence. 1881 J. Grant Cameronians I. iii. 32 The dinner-gong..recalled his thoughts from pig-... Oxford English Dictionary
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pigsticker
pigsticker (ˈpɪgˌstɪkə(r)) [f. pigsticking: see -er1.] a. One who follows the sport of pigsticking.1866 Trevelyan in Fraser's Mag. LXXIII. 387, I may be a young pig-sticker, but I am too old a sports⁓man to make such a mistake as that. 1889 Athenæum 24 Aug. 255/1 The courage, horsemanship, and skill... Oxford English Dictionary
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Boar hunting
Methods Pigsticking Pigsticking is a form of boar hunting done by individuals, or groups of spearmen on foot or on horseback using a specialized boar In India, pigsticking was popular among the Jatts, Gujjars, Rajputs, Sikhs, Maharajas, RajGond Rajas and with British officers during Victorian and Edwardian wikipedia.org
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Sharing
At pigsticking, all members of the community got their shares too. Superfluous plants were freely distributed to neighbours in the season. wikipedia.org
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mulish
mulish, a. (ˈmjuːlɪʃ) [f. mule + -ish.] Characteristic of a mule; resembling a mule; intractable, stubborn. † Also, hybrid (obs.).1751 Smollett Per. Pic. x, He was as inflexible and mulish as ever. 1765 Goldsm. Ess. xxxiv. Misc. Wks. 1837 I. 372 It will continue a kind of mulish production, with all... Oxford English Dictionary
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Soysambu Conservancy
Winston Churchill picnicked by the lake in 1908 after some pigsticking, Evelyn Waugh stayed for a spot of "corridor creeping" in the 1930s. wikipedia.org
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unbendable
unˈbendable, a. (un-1 7 b.)[1775 Ash.] 1884 G. Macdonald tr. Lett. fr. Hell (1885) 62 In such things her will was unbendable. 1889 Baden-Powell Pigsticking 94 The neck connecting the socket to the blade should be strong and unbendable. Oxford English Dictionary
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Sir Edward Bradford, 1st Baronet
He continued to ride in pigsticking, holding the reins between his teeth, but his active military career was over. wikipedia.org
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jhow
‖ jhow E. Ind. (dʒhaʊ) Also 9 jow, jhao, jhau. [Hindī jhā'u, jhau, jhāwu, Skr. jhāwuka.] A shrubby tamarisk (Tamarix indica), frequent in the marshes of the Indian rivers, and used for basket-making and other purposes. Also attrib.1827 D. Johnson Ind. Field Sports 274 Jow, or dagger grass jungles th... Oxford English Dictionary
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Madras Gymkhana Club
A tent was erected, and early activities included polo and pigsticking. The Raja of Venkatagiri donated a grandstand. wikipedia.org
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jinker
▪ I. jinker, n.1 Chiefly Sc. (ˈdʒɪŋkə(r)) [f. jink v.1 + -er1.] One who or that which jinks; one who suddenly eludes or dodges; one who is nimble and sprightly; a dodging beast.1724 Ramsay Tea-t, Misc., Clout the Caldron ii, I am a gentle jinker. 1786 Burns To auld mare vii, That day ye was a jinker... Oxford English Dictionary
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East African Mounted Rifles
The unit was also issued with pigsticking spears, but these were soon withdrawn after several near-fatal accidents. wikipedia.org
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uhlan
‖ uhlan (ˈuːlən, ˈjuːlən) Also 8–9 ulan; 8 houlan, 9 hulan. [a. F. uhlan, hulan, houlan, G. uhlan, ulan (Da. and Sw. ulan, It. ulano), a. Polish ułan, hułan (Czech ulan, hulan, Serb. ulan, Russ. ulan), ad. Turk. oghlān (pop. ōlān), son, youth, servant.] A special type of cavalryman or lancer in vari... Oxford English Dictionary
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William Henry Beach
In India he took part in polo and pigsticking. In 1913 at Ooty he won the Novices cup on his own horse. wikipedia.org
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suppling
▪ I. suppling, vbl. n. (ˈsʌplɪŋ) [f. supple v. + -ing1.] The action of supple v.; making supple. a. in literal senses.1577 B. Googe Heresbach's Husb. ii. (1586) 87 b, Of Oyle, some part serueth for meate, and other for the sowpling of the bodie. 1655 Moufet & Bennet Health's Improv. (1746) 221 The B... Oxford English Dictionary
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