Pig Bed (Noun)
Meaning
Mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The foundry worker carefully prepared the pig bed to receive the molten pig iron from the blast furnace.
- The pig bed was made of a mixture of sand and clay to ensure it could withstand the high temperatures of the casting process.
- After the pig iron had solidified, the pig bed was broken away to reveal the newly cast ingot.
- The pig bed was designed to allow for easy removal of the cast iron once it had cooled and solidified.
- The quality of the pig bed was crucial in determining the final quality of the cast iron, as any imperfections in the bed could be transferred to the metal.