'Babbitt metal' definitions:

Definition of 'Babbitt metal'

(from WordNet)
noun
An alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction [syn: Babbitt metal, babbitt]

Definition of 'Babbitt metal'

From: GCIDE
  • Babbitt metal \Bab"bitt met`al\ [From the inventor, Isaac Babbitt of Massachusetts.] 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. [1913 Webster]