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pig-lead Lead in the form of pigs, as it comes from the smelting-furnace.
1825J. Nicholson Operat. Mechanic 360 The methods by which pig-lead is manufactured into sheet-lead. 1832Babbage Econ. Manuf. xviii. (ed. 3) 166 The price of Pig-Lead was {pstlg}1 1s. per cwt. 1903J. Masefield Ballads 19 With a cargo of Tyne coal, Road-rails, pig-lead. |