Kingston's metal
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editAfter inventor James Pole Kingston (flourished mid-1800s).
Noun
editKingston'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.