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Re: Nomenclature
The WWWebster dictionary says on the subject of "pig":
1 : a young swine not yet sexually mature; broadly : a wild or domestic
swine
2 a : PORK b : the dressed carcass of a young swine weighing less than 130
pounds (60 kilograms) c : PIGSKIN
3 a : one that resembles a pig <an unkempt... person is a pig -- S. S.
Hall> b : an animal related to or resembling the pig
4 : a crude casting of metal (as iron)
5 slang : an immoral woman
6 slang : POLICE OFFICER -- usually used disparagingly
I think that #4 is the likely source. I have recently requested a series of
5"x5" polyethylene cylindrical
moderators to be made by our Phys. Dept. machine shop. I noted that the
shop people referred to them
as "polyethylene pigs". This word must have a broader sense in the world of
mech. engineering.
Vashek Vylet
SBalter@aol.com on 11/23/98 03:27:49 PM
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Anyone out there know where the word 'pig' came from in conjunction with a
shielded container?
Keep those ideas coming
Thanks
Steve Balter
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