pig lead
[ led ]
noun
lead molded in pigs.
Origin of pig lead
1First recorded in 1785–95
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How to use pig lead in a sentence
Ze men no mek ze talk 'bout feefty tousand dollaire, no mek ze talk 'bout honly pig lead, heh?
Blue Goose | Frank Lewis NasonTwelve ounces of soft pig lead must be used at each joint for each inch in the diameter of the pipe.
Elements of Plumbing | Samuel DibbleWhile his diving-bell boat was building, a barge loaded with pig-lead sank in the rapids at Keokuk, 212 miles from Saint Louis.
James B. Eads | Louis HowI observed heavy stacks of pig lead piled up about the warehouses.
Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers | Henry Rowe SchoolcraftThe purport of such works is the conversion of pig-lead into white-lead.
The Uncommercial Traveller | Charles Dickens
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