BABBITT

babbitt

(verb) line with a Babbitt metal

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

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

Verb

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.

Etymology 2

Noun

babbitt (plural babbitts)

A person who subscribes complacently to materialistic middle-class ideals.

Noun

Babbitt (plural Babbitts)

Alternative form of babbitt

Source: Wiktionary

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Bab"bitt, v. t.

Definition: To line with Babbitt metal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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