pig lead
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pig lead
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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Twelve ounces of soft pig lead must be used at each joint for each inch in the diameter of the pipe.
From Elements of Plumbing by Dibble, Samuel Edward
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
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)
There is a governmental duty of one cent per pound on all bar and pig lead imported into the United States; but it does not amount to a prohibition of foreign lead from our markets.
From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe
I observed heavy stacks of pig lead piled up about the warehouses.
From Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe
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