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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Bab·bitt met·al  A soft white alloy of variable composition (as a nine parts of tin to one of copper, or of fifty parts of tin to five of antimony and one of copper) used in bearings to diminish friction.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Babbitt metal
      n : an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; an
          anti-friction lining for bearings [syn: babbitt]