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babbitter

babbitter noun: a worker who applies Babbitt metal.

Noun

babbitter (plural babbitters)

  1. A worker who applies Babbitt metal.
    • Many expert babbitters heat their boxes and shafts to a temperature of about 180° before pouring, which insures them against cold sheets, and generally produces a much finer bearing surface and a more perfect casting.1907, Albert L. Clough, The Operation, Care and Repair of Automobiles, page 295

Forms of babbitter

pluralbabbitters

Questions about babbitter

What does babbitter mean?
Babbitter means a worker who applies Babbitt metal.
What part of speech is babbitter?
Babbitter is a noun.
What is the plural of babbitter?
The plural of babbitter is babbitters.

Words near babbitter in the dictionary

  1. babbitt metal
  2. babbitt metals
  3. Babbitt's metal
  4. Babbitt's metals
  5. babbitted
  6. babbitter
  7. babbitters
  8. Babbittian
  9. babbitting
  10. Babbittism
  11. babbittry

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