Babbitt metal

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a soft white metal of tin, lead, copper, and antimony in various proportions, used to reduce friction as in bearings

Origin: after Isaac Babbitt (1799-1862), U.S. inventor

See Babbitt metal in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of several soft, silvery antifriction alloys composed of tin usually with small amounts of copper and antimony.

Origin:

Origin: After Isaac Babbitt (1799-1862), American inventor who patented such an alloy

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