Pig metal

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Description

Any set of metal ingots formed in rectangular blocks connected to a central channel. Pig metals, such as pig iron, were name because they resembled rows of suckling pigs.

Synonyms and Related Terms

pig iron; Massel (Deut.); Roheisen (Deut.)

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