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pig bed
noun
Metallurgy.
- a bed of sand for molding pigs into which molten metal is poured.
pig bed
noun
- a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pig bed1
First recorded in 1815–25
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The metal poured out of the furnace in a continuous, blinding white explosion hung with fans of sparkling gold; the channels of the pig bed rapidly filled with the fluid iron.
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They stood for a while in the cast house, watching a keeper rolling and preparing the pig bed for the evening flow.
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