Definition of Pig lead

1. Noun. Lead that is cast in pigs.

Generic synonyms: Atomic Number 82, Lead, Pb

Definition of Pig lead

1. Noun. unrefined lead, cast in blocks (in pigs) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pig Lead

pig-run
pig Latin
pig bed
pig dog
pig dogs
pig farm
pig flu
pig in a blanket
pig in a poke
pig in the middle
pig iron
pig it
pig laurel
pig lead (current term)
pig lung carbonyl reductase
pig out
pig run
pig sticker
pigbel
pigboat
pigboats
pigeon
pigeon's milk
pigeon-breasted
pigeon-hearted
pigeon-hole
pigeon-holed
pigeon-holes

Literary usage of Pig lead

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1904)
"Upon the conclusion of its Japanese contract, the trading company purchased 200 tons of pig lead in bond, from the Balbeck Smelting & Refining Company. 7. ..."

2. The Mineral Industry (1897)
"The make of »"liite It-ad, on the other hand, is obtained entirely from pig lead, which is counted in the statistics of that metal. ..."

3. Chemical Analysis of Lead and Its Compounds by John Ahlum Schaeffer, Bernard Sylvester White, John Henry Calbeck (1922)
"... in pig lead, lead oxides and lead carbonate are long and tedious. This is especially true in those instances where refined metal serves as. the base for ..."

4. Hand Book of the United States Tariff: Containing the Tariff Act of 1913 by Vandegrift, F.B., & Co, William Watson Rich, United States (1913)
"On each entry of pig lead for drawback, under the provisions of section 22 of the act of ... pig lead, produced from a combination of imported and domestic ..."

5. Annual Report by Buffalo (N.Y.). Water Bureau (1875)
"Cornell Lead Co pig lead $45-73 Thomas N. Warner Painting (labor)... 12.25 Clark, Holland & Co Lumber, etc 292.62 Akron Cement Co Cement 81.91 Holly ..."

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