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 Definitions of pig iron  [ˈpɪgˌhɛd ɪd]  

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Definition of 'pig iron' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) pig iron
iron tapped from a blast furnace and cast into pigs in preparation for conversion into steel, cast iron, or wrought iron.

2.  pig iron
iron in the chemical state in which it exists when tapped from the blast furnace, without alloying or refinement.

Etymology:  (1655–65)

Definition of 'pig iron' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) pig iron
crude iron tapped from a blast furnace

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