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Pewter
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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.