Complete Definition of "babbitt metal"

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Noun
en-noun|sg=babbitt metal

  1. A soft white alloy of variable composition (as a nine parts of tin to one of copper, or of fifty parts of tin to five of antimony and one of copper) used in bearings to diminish friction.

References
R:Webster 1913

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