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babbitters

babbitters is the plural of babbitter.

Meaning of babbitter

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

Questions about babbitters

What is babbitters the plural of?
Babbitters is the plural of babbitter.

Words near babbitters in the dictionary

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

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