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.white metal.zinc
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spel·ter
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ˈspɛl
tər
/
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-ter
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noun
zinc, especially in the form of ingots.
Origin:
1655–65;
origin uncertain; akin to
Middle Dutch
speauter,
German
spiauter
spelter
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spelter
(ˈspɛltə)
—
n
impure zinc, usually containing about 3 per cent of lead and other impurities
[C17: probably from Middle Dutch
speauter,
of obscure origin; compare Old French
peautre
pewter, Italian
peltro
pewter
]
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