red lead

noun — 2 senses

noun

A bright red, poisonous oxide of lead, Pb₃O₄, used as a pigment and in glass and ceramics.

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:

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