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Kingston's metal

Kingston's metal noun: an alloy of tin, copper, and mercury, sometimes formerly used for the bearings and packings of machinery.

Noun

Kingston's metal (uncountable)

  1. An alloy of tin, copper, and mercury, sometimes formerly used for the bearings and packings of machinery.
    • so remarkable was the difference between wood and brass; and Babbitt's soft metal, Kingston's metal, and other mixtures[…]1856, The Franklin Journal, and American Mechanics' Magazine

Forms of Kingston's metal

alternative formKingston metal

Origin of Kingston's metal

After inventor James Pole Kingston (flourished mid-1800s).

Questions about Kingston's metal

What does Kingston's metal mean?
Kingston's metal means an alloy of tin, copper, and mercury, sometimes formerly used for the bearings and packings of machinery.
What part of speech is Kingston's metal?
Kingston's metal is a noun.

Words near Kingston's metal in the dictionary

  1. Kingston St Mary
  2. Kingston upon Hull
  3. Kingston upon Thames
  4. Kingston valve
  5. Kingston valves
  6. Kingston's metal
  7. Kingston-upon-Thames
  8. Kingstone
  9. Kingstones
  10. Kingstonian
  11. Kingstonians

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