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pig lead

[ led ]

noun

  1. lead molded in pigs.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pig lead1

First recorded in 1785–95
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Example Sentences

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Australia before the war normally shipped lead concentrates and pig lead to England and also to Belgium, Germany, and Japan.

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