pewter (n.) A hard, tough, but easily fusible, alloy, originally
consisting of tin with a little lead, but afterwards modified by the
addition of copper, antimony, or bismuth.
pewter (n.) Utensils or vessels made of pewter, as dishes, porringers,
drinking vessels, tankards, pots.
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pewter pū′tėr, n. an alloy of four
parts of tin and one of lead: sometimes tin with a little copper and
antimony: a vessel made of pewter, esp. a beer-tankard: (slang)
prize-money.—adj. made of pewter.—ns.Pew′terer, one who works in pewter; Pew′ter-mill, a lapidaries' polishing-wheel
for amethyst, agate, &c.—adj.Pew′tery, belonging to pewter. [O. Fr.
peutre (It. peltro), from a Teut. root, seen in Low Ger.
spialter, Eng. spelter.]
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