Lexicographical Neighbors of Pigstick
Literary usage of Pigstick
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"... on one hind leg and beckon with all the rest, or try to pigstick in harness,
are not trap-horses worthy of endearing names, but things to be pole-axed. ..."
2. From Sea to Sea: Letters of Travel by Rudyard Kipling (1907)
"... on one hind leg and beckon with all the rest, or try to pigstick in harness,
are not trap-horses worthy of endearing names, but things to- be pole-axed. ..."
3. Among Men and Horses by Matthew Horace Hayes (1894)
"If you go to stay with him, he will be certain to get up a ' pigstick,' a shooting
party, or a race meeting for your entertainment. Before he got too heavy, ..."
4. Sonepore Reminiscences: Years 1840-96 by Harry E. Abbott (1896)
"The following was a song which used to be sung at many a pigstick party and race
meeting in the thirties, forties and fifties. ..."
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