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
12 February 2025
(noun) an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung’s disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
