pig metaln.

Brit.

/ˈpɪɡ ˌmɛtl/, U.S.

/ˈpɪɡ ˌmɛd(ə)l/

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

Etymology: < pig n.¹ + metal n. Compare earlier sow-metal n.

Metal, usually iron, as it comes from a smelting furnace in the form of pigs (pig n.¹ 11).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > metal in specific state or form > [noun] > cast metal > in form of pigs

pig metal1731

1731 Gentleman's Mag. 1 167 [He] proposes with Pit-coal Fire to make Bar Iron from Pig-metal.

1761 Chron. in Ann. Reg. 73/1 His new invented method of making malleable iron from pig or sow metal.

1831 J. Holland Treat. Manuf. Metal I. 27 Sow metal, or pig metal, epithets..referring to the blocks as they may have been run in the main or the collateral gutters.

1861 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 435/1 In the neighboring furnace-buildings lay great heaps of the refuse from the ore after the pig-metal is run.

a1898 H. Bessemer Autobiogr. (1905) xvi. 223 Boiler plate, so made from English coke pig metal.

1974 William & Mary Q. 31 192 The Oxford works consisted of..a forge and bloomery for refining pig metal into bars.

1995 Pittsburgh (Pa.) Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 22 Oct. g4 I would then take my Barritt's Star Map, get between the piles of pig metal out on the river-bank, and..locate positions on the map.

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

单词	pig metal
释义	pig metaln. Brit. /ˈpɪɡ ˌmɛtl/, U.S. /ˈpɪɡ ˌmɛd(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pig n.¹, metal n. Etymology: < pig n.¹ + metal n. Compare earlier sow-metal n. Metal, usually iron, as it comes from a smelting furnace in the form of pigs (pig n.¹ 11). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > metal in specific state or form > [noun] > cast metal > in form of pigs pig metal1731 1731 Gentleman's Mag. 1 167 [He] proposes with Pit-coal Fire to make Bar Iron from Pig-metal. 1761 Chron. in Ann. Reg. 73/1 His new invented method of making malleable iron from pig or sow metal. 1831 J. Holland Treat. Manuf. Metal I. 27 Sow metal, or pig metal, epithets..referring to the blocks as they may have been run in the main or the collateral gutters. 1861 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 435/1 In the neighboring furnace-buildings lay great heaps of the refuse from the ore after the pig-metal is run. a1898 H. Bessemer Autobiogr. (1905) xvi. 223 Boiler plate, so made from English coke pig metal. 1974 William & Mary Q. 31 192 The Oxford works consisted of..a forge and bloomery for refining pig metal into bars. 1995 Pittsburgh (Pa.) Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 22 Oct. g4 I would then take my Barritt's Star Map, get between the piles of pig metal out on the river-bank, and..locate positions on the map. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1731
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