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Pewter
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A hard, tough, but easily fusible, alloy, originally consisting of tin with a little lead, but afterwards modified by the addition of copper, antimony, or bismuth.
(2):
(n.) Utensils or vessels made of pewter, as dishes, porringers, drinking vessels, tankards, pots.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pewter'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/pewter.html. 1828.