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• hunting — /ˈhʌntɪŋ/ (say hunting) noun 1. the act of someone or something that hunts. 2. the practice of hunting game or other wild animals, for food or for sport: pig hunting; kangaroo hunting. 3. Electricity the periodic variation of a controlled… …  

• pig-sticking — pigˈ sticking noun Boar hunting with spears • • • Main Entry: ↑pig * * * ˈpig sticking 7 [pig sticking] noun uncountable the sport of hunting wild pigs with a ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Pig-footed Bandicoot — Pig footed Bandicoot[1] Taxidermied specimen at Melbourne Museum Conservation status …   Wikipedia

• HUNTING — (Heb. צוד, hunt ; צַיִד, hunting, game ; צַיָּד, hunter ; מְצוֹדָה ,מָצוֹד, hunting implement, net ). Biblical Period In the earliest periods of human history, hunting was an essential means of procuring food, clothing, and tools. In biblical… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Pig-sticking — Pig stick ing, n. Boar hunting; so called by Anglo Indians. [Colloq.] Tackeray. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pig slaughter — Schematic representation of the main pork cuts. Pig slaughter is the work of slaughtering domestic pigs which is both a common economic activity as well as a traditional feast in some European countries. Contents …   Wikipedia

• Pig — Taxobox name = Pig image width = 250px image caption = A sow and her piglet. regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia subclassis = Theria infraclassis = Eutheria ordo = Artiodactyla familia = Suidae subfamilia = Suinae genus = Sus… …   Wikipedia

• Hunting in New Zealand — A memorial erected in 1971 commemorating the release of red deer in Otago in 1871. Hunting is a recreational pursuit and a tourist activity in New Zealand with numerous books and magazines published on the topic. Contents …   Wikipedia

• pig-sticking — noun the sport of hunting wild boar with a spear, carried out on horseback. Derivatives pig sticker noun …   English new terms dictionary

• Pig dog — 1. bull terrier; 2. (rural) dog used for hunting wild pigs …   Dictionary of Australian slang