pot metal
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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.
4.
a. Glass melted in a pot.
b. Glass colored by being mixed with melted stained glass in a pot.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() cast iron - an alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting |
2. | pot metal - an alloy of copper and lead used especially for making large pots |
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