technical. A large oblong mass of solidified metal as obtained from the blast- or smelting-furnace. Of lead. Now Obsolete or rare.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > base metal > [noun] > lead > lead in specific form > pig or half-pig (4) sow1481 technical. A large oblong mass of solidified metal as obtained from the blast- or smelting-furnace. Of lead. Now Obsolete or rare. pig1589 Chiefly Metallurgy. An oblong mass of metal as formed by molten metal run from a furnace and allowed… An oblong mass of lead. piece1747 A (more or less) definite quantity in which any of various manufactured goods are made or put up for… A pig or a half-pig of lead. Cf. pig, n.1 11a… stave1864 A rod, bar, pole or the like. U.S. ? A pig (of lead). |
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