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pew⋅ter

  [pyoo-ter]
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–noun
1. any of various alloys in which tin is the chief constituent, originally one of tin and lead.
2. a container or utensil made of such an alloy.
3. such utensils collectively: a revival of interest in pewter.
4. British Slang.
a. a cup awarded as a prize or trophy, as in a sporting event.
b. prize money (def. 2).
–adjective
5. consisting or made of pewter: a pewter mug.
Origin:
1325–75; ME pewtre < MF peutre < VL *piltrum; perh. akin to spelter
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pew·ter   (pyōō'tər)   
n.  

  1. Any of numerous silver-gray alloys of tin with various amounts of antimony, copper, and sometimes lead, used widely for fine kitchen utensils and tableware.

  2. Pewter articles considered as a group.


[Middle English pewtre, from Old French peutre, from Vulgar Latin *peltrum.]
pew'ter adj.
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pewter 
1348 (implied in pewterer), "any of various alloys having tin as their main constituent" (the usual form is one part lead to four parts tin), from O.Fr. peautre (12c.), from V.L. *peltrum "pewter" (cf. Sp. peltre, It. peltro), of uncertain origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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