red lead en · NOUN
Meanings
- (uncountable) A bright red, poisonous oxide of lead, Pb₃O₄, used as a pigment and in glass and ceramics.
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(dated, slang, uncountable) Tomato ketchup.
Saturday/Wednesday morning breakfast beans were accompanied by corn bread and bowls of "red lead" [catsup for you landlubbers].
2003, The Four Stack APDs: The Famed Green Dragons, page 54: