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Kingston's metal
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English
Alternative forms
en Kingston metal
Etymology
After inventor James Pole Kingston (flourished mid-1800s).
Noun
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An alloy of tin, copper, and mercury, sometimes formerly used for the bearings and packings of machinery.
en 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
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Kingston metal
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