pewter
(noun) any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals (especially lead)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pewter (countable and uncountable, plural pewters)
An alloy of approximately 93–98% tin, 1–2% copper, and the balance of antimony.
(historical) An alloy of tin and lead.
Items made of pewter; pewterware.
A beer tankard made from pewter.
A dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal.
(slang, dated) Prize money.
pewter (not comparable)
Of a dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal.
pewter (third-person singular simple present pewters, present participle pewtering, simple past and past participle pewtered)
(transitive) To coat with pewter.
• pewtre, prewet
Source: Wiktionary
Pew"ter, n. Etym: [OE. pewtyr, OF. peutre, peautre, piautre: cf. D. peauter, piauter, It. peltro, Sp. & Pg. peltre, LL. peutreum, pestrum. Cf. Spelter.]
1. A hard, tough, but easily fusible, alloy, originally consisting of tin with a little lead, but afterwards modified by the addition of copper, antimony, or bismuth.
2. Utensils or vessels made of pewter, as dishes, porringers, drinking vessels, tankards, pots.
Note: Pewter was formerly much used for domestic utensils. Inferior sorts contain a large proportion of lead.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 June 2025
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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.
