prillion

English

Etymology

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Noun

prillion (uncountable)

1. (mining, archaic) Tin extracted from the slag.

References

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