pig lead

[ led ]

noun

1. lead molded in pigs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pig lead¹

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

Ze men no mek ze talk 'bout feefty tousand dollaire, no mek ze talk 'bout honly pig lead, heh?

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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.

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While his diving-bell boat was building, a barge loaded with pig-lead sank in the rapids at Keokuk, 212 miles from Saint Louis.

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I observed heavy stacks of pig lead piled up about the warehouses.

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The purport of such works is the conversion of pig-lead into white-lead.

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