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babbitt metal

noun

variants: or less commonly babbit metal

Definition of babbitt metal

: either of two alloys used for lining bearings:

a : a tin-base alloy
especially : one containing 2 to 8 percent copper and 5 to 15 percent antimony

b : a lead-base alloy containing 1 to 10 percent tin and 10 to 15 percent antimony with or without some arsenic

First Known Use of babbitt metal

1850, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for babbitt metal

after Isaac Babbitt †1862 American inventor

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