Kingston's metal
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
After inventor James Pole Kingston (flourished mid-1800s).
Noun[edit]
Kingston's metal (uncountable)
- An alloy of tin, copper, and mercury, sometimes formerly used for the bearings and packings of machinery.
- 1856, The Franklin Journal, and American Mechanics' Magazine:
- so remarkable was the difference between wood and brass; and Babbitt's soft metal, Kingston's metal, and other mixtures […]
References[edit]
- “Kingston metal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.