pine rooter
n.— «Hunters, most using traps but a few with dogs, brought in 13 of the wild hogs, commonly called East Texas pine rooters, for a noon Sunday weigh-in.» —“Jefferson goes hog wild with fund-raiser” by Glenn Evans News-Journal (Longview, Texas) Aug. 28, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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