Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An alloy of copper and lead, formerly used for making faucets and various large vessels employed in the arts.
- noun Same as
pot-metal glass (which see, underglass ). - noun A kind of cast-iron suitable for making hollow ware.
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Examples
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You're not pot-metal, but you're not battle-steel either, not yet.
Widows and Orphans R. Daniel Lester 2010
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The shifters are a nightmare when paired with the stamped pot-metal derailleurs , limit screws? huh? and what's the thinking behind disc brakes in front and v-brakes in back?
BSNYC Friday Fun Quiz! BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Some were merely interesting; odd pebbles, pot-metal charms, tiny faded pottery figurines and three small dolls of the sort called "Frozen Charlottes" because they were all one solid piece.
The Wizard Of London Lackey, Mercedes 2005
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The worst pieces of pot-metal pounded into the shape of a sword were selling for a silver-yet this strange little man had sold him a blade worth a hundred times that for the price of a round of cheese!
Fiddler Fair Lackey, Mercedes 1998
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The General was also in full regalia, ceremonial breastplate gleaming over the somber livery of Imperial Army full-dress uniform, his ceremonial helm with its jaunty crest of purple horsehair tucked under his left arm, from which position he could fling the useless piece of pot-metal at a would-be attacker while he pulled his not-so-ceremonial sword with his right hand.
Storm Breaking Lackey, Mercedes 1996
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The General was also in full regalia, ceremonial breastplate gleaming over the somber livery of Imperial Army full-dress uniform, his ceremonial helm with its jaunty crest of purple horsehair tucked under his left arm, from which position he could fling the useless piece of pot-metal at a would-be attacker while he pulled his not-so-ceremonial sword with his right hand.
Storm Breaking Lackey, Mercedes 1996
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You're not pot-metal, but you're not battle-steel either, not yet.
Winds Of Fury Lackey, Mercedes 1993
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"The old pot-metal Cuss himself has come for us!" cried Uncle Walter.
Summerfield or, Life on a Farm Day Kellogg Lee
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Well, I've tested those fellows at Washington, and they are brass: they're pot-metal, sir!
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In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the use of paints and enamels became so excessive as to almost do away with pot-metal.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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