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pot metal

–noun
1. an alloy of copper and lead, formerly used for making plumbing fixtures, bearings, etc.
2. cast iron of a quality suitable for making pots.
3. a low-grade nonferrous alloy used for die casting.
4. Glassmaking.
a. glass colored by being mixed with stained glass during fusion.
b. glass melted in a pot.

Origin:
1685–95
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pot metal  
n.  
  1. A copper and lead alloy, formerly used in making plumbing fixtures.

  2. A cast iron used especially in making pots.

  3. An inexpensive alloy of poor quality, usually containing lead, used especially in making castings: cheap jewelery made from plated pot metal.

    1. Glass melted in a pot.

    2. Glass colored by being mixed with melted stained glass in a pot.

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