Kingston's metal

English

Alternative forms

• Kingston metal

Etymology

After inventor James Pole Kingston (flourished mid-1800s).

Noun

Kingston's metal (uncountable)

1. An alloy of tin, copper, and mercury, sometimes formerly used for the bearings and packings of machinery.
   • 1856, The Franklin Journal, and American Mechanics' Magazine:

     so remarkable was the difference between wood and brass; and Babbitt's soft metal, Kingston's metal, and other mixtures […]

References

• “Kingston metal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.