Definitions
line with a Babbitt metal
Word origin
The noun is derived from Babbitt, the surname of the American inventor Isaac Babbitt (1799–1862) who invented the alloy.
Used in a sentence
“Running while low on oil had galled the babbitt.”
“In most applications, the inner bearing surface is made of a thin layer of a soft white metal (babbitt), which has a low melting temperature.”
“The main bearings were babbitted and line-bored.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Bearing metal”7 letters
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