This is one of the most common of metals, found generally in veins of rocks, though seldom in a metallic state, and most commonly in combination with sulphur. It was early known to the ancients, and the allusions to it in Scripture indicate that the Hebrews were well acquainted with its uses. The rocks in the neighborhood of Sinai yielded it in large quantities, and it was found in Egypt. In (Job 19:24) the allusion is supposed to be to the practice of carving inscriptions upon stone and pouring molten lead into the cavities of the letters, to render them legible and at the same time preserve them from the action of the air.
n. (pronounced leed), a miningterm. In the Western United States and elsewhere, the termlead in min...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
See above. Used figurativelyfor to succeed. 1874. Garnet Walch, `Head over Heels,' p. 74: «We coul...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris