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spelter

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPELTER

n.Common zink, which contains a portion of lead, copper, iron, a little arsenic, manganese and plumbago.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPELTER

Spel "ter, n. Etym: [Cf. LG. spialter, G. & D. spiauter. Cf. Pewter. ](Metal. )

Defn: Zinc; -- especially so called in commerce and arts.

New American Oxford Dictionary

spelter

spel ter |ˈspeltər ˈspɛltər | ▶noun commercial crude smelted zinc. • a solder or other alloy in which zinc is the main constituent. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: compare with Old French espeautre, Middle Dutch speauter; related to pewter .

Oxford Dictionary

spelter

spelter |ˈspɛltə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] commercial crude smelted zinc. • a solder or other alloy in which zinc is the main constituent. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: compare with Old French espeautre, Middle Dutch speauter; related to pewter .