English Explanatory Dictionary

Kingston's metal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An alloy of tin, copper, and mercury, sometimes formerly used for the bearings and packings of machinery.

Word forms

Kingston's metal Kingston metal

Etymology

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

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