'Bell metal' definitions:
Definition of 'bell metal'
(from WordNet)
noun
Bronze with 3 or 4 parts copper to 1 part tin; used in making bells
Definition of 'Bell metal'
From: GCIDE
- Bell metal \Bell" met`al\ A hard alloy or bronze, consisting usually of about three parts of copper to one of tin; -- used for making bells. [1913 Webster]
- Bell metal ore, a sulphide of tin, copper, and iron; the mineral stannite. [1913 Webster]