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Babbitt metal in American English
a soft white metal of tin, lead, copper, and antimony in various proportions, used to reduce friction as in bearings
noun: any of various alloys of tin with smaller amounts of antimony and copper, used as an antifriction lining for bearings

Babbitt metal in British English
noun: any of a number of alloys originally based on tin, antimony, and copper but now often including lead: used esp in bearings

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