The traditional shape of the molds used for pig iron ingots is a branching structure formed in sand, with many individual ingots at right angles to a central channel or “runner”, resembling a litter of piglets being nursed by a sow. When the metal had cooled and hardened, the smaller ingots (the “pigs”) were simply broken from the runner (the “sow”), hence the name “pig iron”.
I thought of the same thing, but it turns out that sense of the word is unrelated.
The traditional shape of the molds used for pig iron ingots is a branching structure formed in sand, with many individual ingots at right angles to a central channel or “runner”, resembling a litter of piglets being nursed by a sow. When the metal had cooled and hardened, the smaller ingots (the “pigs”) were simply broken from the runner (the “sow”), hence the name “pig iron”.
like pig iron?
sounds like hogwash to me
Dammit, I was going to say this same thing
Ammitday!
Wikipedia says no:
I think that came from the original mold resembling a sow and piglets.
I thought of the same thing, but it turns out that sense of the word is unrelated.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_iron