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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The operation of lining shells or bushings for a bearing with Babbitt metal; hence, commonly, the similar use of any antifriction alloy.
- noun Babbitt metal.
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- verb Present participle of
babbitt .
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- noun lining a surface or bearing with Babbitt metal
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