pig bedn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪɡ bɛd/, U.S.

/ˈpɪɡ ˌbɛd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pig n.¹, bed n.

Etymology: < pig n.¹ + bed n.

1. A place where a pig lies; a pigsty.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > pig > [noun] > habitation of

pigsty1580

pig house1677

pigpen1803

pig bed1821

pig run1848

1821 W. Cobbett Rural Rides in Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 17 Nov. 1208 Their dwellings are little better than pig-beds.

1911 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 4 Oct. 3/2 Chubby females..neither produce large litters nor save the little ones from being crushed in the pig bed.

1997 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 9 Feb. b 3 The hunters top the east island's highest ridge, finding pig beds, but no pigs.

2. Metallurgy. A bed of sand into which molten metal (chiefly iron) is run from a furnace to solidify into pigs.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > metalworking equipment > [noun] > casting equipment > sand-moulding equipment

box1813

sandbox1833

sand-mould1843

pig bed1850

turnover board1888

sand-slinger1928

1850 J. L. Hayes Memorial Iron Manufacturers New Eng. 7 200 tons of pigbed sand at 50 cents.

1884 C. G. W. Lock Workshop Receipts 3rd Ser. 254/2 The first 2 or 3 cwt. of iron..sometimes will have to be poured into a pig-bed.

1908 Westm. Gaz. 29 Aug. 10/2 The rest of the men were engaged on or near the pig-beds at the foot of the table.

1944 Geogr. Jrnl. 104 185 In the official statistics there are four categories: sandstone, silica stone.., moulding and pig-bed sand, and other sand and gravel.

1997 UNESCO Courier (Nexis) Nov. 44 The buildings of an ironworks are silhouetted against the glare of the pig bed as the furnace is tapped.

Compounds

† pig-bedman n. Metallurgy Obsolete rare = pig-lifter n. at pig n.¹ Compounds 2c.

ΚΠ

1892 Labour Comm. Gloss. Pig-bedmen, term synonymous with ‘pig-lifters’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pig bed
释义	pig bedn. Brit. /ˈpɪɡ bɛd/, U.S. /ˈpɪɡ ˌbɛd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pig n.¹, bed n. Etymology: < pig n.¹ + bed n. 1. A place where a pig lies; a pigsty. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > pig > [noun] > habitation of pigsty1580 pig house1677 pigpen1803 pig bed1821 pig run1848 1821 W. Cobbett Rural Rides in Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 17 Nov. 1208 Their dwellings are little better than pig-beds. 1911 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 4 Oct. 3/2 Chubby females..neither produce large litters nor save the little ones from being crushed in the pig bed. 1997 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 9 Feb. b 3 The hunters top the east island's highest ridge, finding pig beds, but no pigs. 2. Metallurgy. A bed of sand into which molten metal (chiefly iron) is run from a furnace to solidify into pigs. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > metalworking equipment > [noun] > casting equipment > sand-moulding equipment box1813 sandbox1833 sand-mould1843 pig bed1850 turnover board1888 sand-slinger1928 1850 J. L. Hayes Memorial Iron Manufacturers New Eng. 7 200 tons of pigbed sand at 50 cents. 1884 C. G. W. Lock Workshop Receipts 3rd Ser. 254/2 The first 2 or 3 cwt. of iron..sometimes will have to be poured into a pig-bed. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 29 Aug. 10/2 The rest of the men were engaged on or near the pig-beds at the foot of the table. 1944 Geogr. Jrnl. 104 185 In the official statistics there are four categories: sandstone, silica stone.., moulding and pig-bed sand, and other sand and gravel. 1997 UNESCO Courier (Nexis) Nov. 44 The buildings of an ironworks are silhouetted against the glare of the pig bed as the furnace is tapped. Compounds † pig-bedman n. Metallurgy Obsolete rare = pig-lifter n. at pig n.¹ Compounds 2c. ΚΠ 1892 Labour Comm. Gloss. Pig-bedmen, term synonymous with ‘pig-lifters’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1821
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