pewtery

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On one of his Potomac farms, a portion of the land is exceedingly heavy--pewtery land, as it is termed from its tendency when wet to run together, presenting a glistening appearance somewhat resembling that metal.

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  1. Belonging to, resembling, or characteristic of pewter: as, a pewtery taste.
  2. Pewter collectively.
  3. A pewter closet; a place for keeping pewter.

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