pig lead

American  

[led] / lɛd /

noun

1. lead molded in pigs.

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Etymology

Origin of pig lead

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

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

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.

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

From The Blue Goose by Nason, Frank Lewis

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