noun
Meaning 1
A large knife, used as a weapon.
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Standard Lemma guide
pigsticker
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noun
Meaning 2
A specialized knife used to slaughter a pig by stabbing it in the throat.
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noun
Meaning 3
A spike bayonet.
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noun
Meaning 4
A sled with a pointed front.
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Usage: US, dialectal
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noun
Meaning 5
A hunter of wild boar.
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Usage: India, UK
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noun
Meaning 6
A horse well-suited to hunt wild boar.
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Usage: India, UK
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noun
Meaning 7
A pork butcher.
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History
Etymology
From pig + sticker.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: abatteur — pork butcher
- French: saigneur de porcs — pork butcher
- German: Schlächter — pork butcher
- German: Schweinemetzger — pork butcher
- German: Sauschneider — pork butcher
- Hungarian: böllér — pork butcher
- Russian: свинобой (svinoboj) — pork butcher
- Slovene: klavec — pork butcher
- Slovene: mesar — pork butcher