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Metall.a bed of sand for molding pigs into which molten metal is poured.[1815-25]
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Pig bed — Pig Pig, n. [Cf. D. big, bigge, LG. bigge, also Dan. pige girl, Sw. piga, Icel. p[=i]ka.] 1. The young of swine, male or female; also, any swine; a hog. Two pigges in a poke. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any wild species of the genus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pig-bed — pigˈ bed noun 1. A pig s sleeping place 2. A mould of sand in which a pig of iron is cast • • • Main Entry: ↑pig … Useful english dictionary
pig bed — n. the sand bed into which molten iron is poured in molding pigs … English World dictionary
pig bed — noun mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast • Syn: ↑pig • Hypernyms: ↑mold, ↑mould, ↑cast * * * noun 1. : pigsty 2 … Useful english dictionary
pig-bed — /ˈpɪg bɛd/ (say pig bed) noun a bed of sand for moulding pigs (pig1 def. 8a), into which molten metal is poured …
pig bed — noun a mold, made in a bed of sand, in which pig iron is cast; a pig … Wiktionary
Pig — Pig, n. [Cf. D. big, bigge, LG. bigge, also Dan. pige girl, Sw. piga, Icel. p[=i]ka.] 1. The young of swine, male or female; also, any swine; a hog. Two pigges in a poke. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any wild species of the genus {Sus}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pig iron — Pig Pig, n. [Cf. D. big, bigge, LG. bigge, also Dan. pige girl, Sw. piga, Icel. p[=i]ka.] 1. The young of swine, male or female; also, any swine; a hog. Two pigges in a poke. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any wild species of the genus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pig yoke — Pig Pig, n. [Cf. D. big, bigge, LG. bigge, also Dan. pige girl, Sw. piga, Icel. p[=i]ka.] 1. The young of swine, male or female; also, any swine; a hog. Two pigges in a poke. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any wild species of the genus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pig Bride — is a Korean comic strip (manhwa) written and illustrated by KookHwa Huh and SuJin Kim. It is published monthly in Yen Plus.As an eight year old boy, Si Joon Lee was tricked into fulfilling a prophecy and marrying the mysterious Pig Bride a young… … Wikipedia