English Explanatory Dictionary

spelter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. zinc, often in blocks or ingot form.
  2. Zinc alloyed with another metal (especially copper), used as a solder.
  3. An objet d'art made from zinc.
verb
  1. To combine copper and metallic zinc to form an alloy.

Word forms

spelter spelters speltering speltered

Etymology

Related to, and perhaps derived from, Middle Dutch speauter. Possibly related to pewter.

Derived words

spelterman
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