SC - Pigs revisited OT
Decker, Terry D.
TerryD at Health.State.OK.US
Tue Nov 24 04:43:41 PST 1998
> In a message dated 98-11-23 11:07:34 EST, Adamantius wrote:
>
> << What about Lindsey Davis' "The Silver Pigs", which title refers to
> ingots of unrefined metal after its first smelting. The molds are
> connected to a main reservoir via a series of runnels or sprues, and the
> setup is said to look like pigs suckling on (off?) a sow. >>
>
> This is where we get the term "pig iron".
>
> Walk in peace,
> Wolfmother
>
Probably. Pig iron is an ingot of low grade iron, usually from the first
smelting. In the argot of metal workers, a pig is a crude ingot or the mold
for such an ingot. Historically, the molds were formed of sand.
Bear
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