pig lead
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pig lead
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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Truth to tell, he had simply handed her the stove, pig lead, and mold, and told her to go to work.
From The Barbarians by Emshwiller, Ed
By soft lead I mean pig lead, and by hard lead I mean old pipe and scrap lead that may have been melted a dozen times.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 484, April 11, 1885 by Various
Spain exports argentiferous lead and pig lead mainly to England and France, with minor quantities to other countries of Europe and to Argentina.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
The Mild Process of manufacturing white lead consists of first melting the pig lead and converting it into the finest kind of lead powder, then mixing thoroughly with air and water.
From Paint Technology and Tests by Gardner, Henry A.
In fact we export as much as we import, for the 4,300 tons of pig lead imported is balanced by the quantity sent back to Europe in the form of bullets.
From The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. by Various
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