pig bed

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pig bed]
- /pɪg bɛd/
- /pɪɡ bed/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pig bed]
- /pɪg bɛd/

Definitions of pig bed words

noun pig bed a bed of sand for molding pigs into which molten metal is poured. 1
noun pig bed a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast 0
noun pig bed the sand bed into which molten iron is poured in molding pigs 0

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Origin of pig bed

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

First recorded in 1815-25

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Parts of speech for Pig bed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pig bed

pig bed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pig bed usage trend in Literature

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