Pig Lead

Fabulous, desirable cargoes presented with a soft sheen, against practical pig-lead dirty against the waves. ❋ Unknown (2010)

You that will have all solid, and a world of pig-lead, deceive yourselves grossly. ❋ Unknown (2006)

She is ballasted with utilities; not altogether with unusable pig-lead and kentledge. ❋ Unknown (2002)

While his diving-bell boat was building, a barge loaded with pig-lead sank in the rapids at Keokuk, ❋ Louis How (1910)

The purport of such works is the conversion of pig-lead into white-lead. ❋ Unknown (1861)

For, upon the great canal of Hang-Ho, or whatever they call it, in China, four or five laborers on the foot-path will draw a bulky freighted junk at the rate of a mile an hour; but this grand argosy we towed heavily forged along, as if laden with pig-lead in bulk. ❋ Herman Melville (1855)

* At about the third rehearsal of a new play our actresses bring the author's words into their heads, our actors are still all abroad, and at the first performance the breaks-down are sure to be among the males; the female jumenta carry their burden (be it of pig-lead) safe from wing to wing. ❋ Charles Reade (1849)

The purport of such works is the conversion of pig-lead into white - lead. ❋ Charles Dickens (1841)

The price of pig-lead was L1 1s. per cwt; and lead of the value of L1 sterling, became worth, when manufactured into ❋ Charles Babbage (1831)

After getting rid of some of our ballast, however, and changing the cargo of pig-lead, our vessel was easier, and did not go in. ❋ James Fenimore Cooper (1820)

In the course of another hour the Swash was light, having nothing in her but some pig-lead, which she used for ballast, while the schooner was loaded to her hatches, and full. ❋ James Fenimore Cooper (1820)