babbitt

7 letters · noun · scores 1,800 in SpellHuntr

noun

an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction

verb

line with a Babbitt metal

Babbitt 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.

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