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n. - An alloy of tin with some copper and antimony

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  • Innumerable proportions of metals are marketed under the name of babbitt.
  • But if you have no extra plug you must remove the first one and refill it with babbitt.
  • A commonly used babbitt is composed of 89 per cent tin, 8 per cent antimony and 3 per cent of copper.
  • By day you struggle with the German for "babbitt-lined bearing" (Weißmetallfutterlager, of course), by night you worry how you'll pay the bills.
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