pig bed

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   mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast

   Synonymspig

   Broadermold

Questions about pig bed

What does pig bed mean?

pig bed means "mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast".

What is another word for pig bed?

Close synonyms include pig. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pig bed a common word?

pig bed is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.