babbitt
(verb) line with a Babbitt metal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
babbitt (countable and uncountable, plural babbitts)
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.
Synonyms: Babbitt metal, Babbitt's metal, babbitt metal, bearing metal
babbitt (third-person singular simple present babbitts, present participle babbitting, simple past and past participle babbitted)
(transitive) To line with this metal to reduce friction.
babbitt (plural babbitts)
A person who subscribes complacently to materialistic middle-class ideals.
Babbitt (plural Babbitts)
Alternative form of babbitt
Source: Wiktionary
Bab"bitt, v. t.
Definition: To line with Babbitt metal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
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