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pig lead

pig lead noun: unrefined lead, cast in blocks called pigs.

Noun

pig lead (uncountable)

  1. unrefined lead, cast in blocks called pigs
    • Dirty British coaster with a salt-caked smoke-stack,
      Butting through the Channel in the mad March days,
      With a cargo of Tyne coal,
      Road-rails, pig-lead,
      Firewood, iron-ware, and cheap tin trays.1902, John Masefield, Cargoes

Questions about pig lead

What does pig lead mean?
Pig lead means unrefined lead, cast in blocks called pigs.
What part of speech is pig lead?
Pig lead is a noun.

Words near pig lead in the dictionary

  1. Pig Islander
  2. pig it
  3. pig latin
  4. pig launcher
  5. pig launchers
  6. pig lead
  7. pig off
  8. pig out
  9. pig parties
  10. pig party
  11. pig pickin'

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