1) Acclaimed American book 2) Acclaimed American novel 3) Acclaimed American tale 4) Alloy 5) American invention 6) American tale 7) American book 8) American novel 9) Applauded American book 10) Applauded American tale 11) Applauded American novel 12) Babbitt metal 13) Book by American storyteller
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[metal] Babbitt, also called Babbitt metal or bearing metal, is any of several alloys used for the bearing surface in a plain bearing. The original Babbitt metal was invented in 1839 by Isaac Babbitt in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA. Other formulations were later developed (and Isaac Babbitt`s exact formulation is not known with certainty). L...
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• (v. t.) To line with Babbitt metal.
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(from the article `Lewis, Sinclair`) In 1922 Lewis published Babbitt, a study of the complacent American whose individuality has been sucked out of him by Rotary clubs, business ideals, ... ...writer with real emotional intensity, Sinclair Lewis was best as a social critic. His onslaughts against the `village virus` (Main Stre...
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Satirical novel 1922 by Sinclair Lewis about a Midwestern businessman obsessed with commerce, clubs, and material values. `Babbittry` came to mean a type of...
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a soft, white, non-ferrous alloy bearing material composed principally of copper, antimony, tin and lead.
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Bab'bitt transitive verb To line with Babbitt metal.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: bab′it Definitions: 1. Isaac, U.S. inventor, 1799-1862. See: Babbitt metal
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The USS Babbitt was an American flush deck type destroyer of 1090 tons displacement launched in 1918. The USS Babbitt was powered by four oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots. She carried a complement of 122 and was armed with four 4 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun and twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in four triple ar...
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v] - line with a Babbitt metal
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An antifriction metal alloy used for bearing inserts;made of tin,antimony,lead and copper.
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A soft antifriction metal used to line bearings. Made of tin, antimony, lead, and copper.
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verb line with a Babbitt metal
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