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Babbitting
see synonyms of babbittingNoun
1. babbitting
lining a surface or bearing with Babbitt metal
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Babbitting
see synonyms of babbittingnoun
US derogatory
a narrow-minded and complacent member of the middle class
verb
(transitive)
to line (a bearing) or face (a surface) with Babbitt metal or a similar soft alloy
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Babbitting
see synonyms of babbitting Milton Byron1916- ; U.S. composer
noun
1.
Babbitt metal
verb transitive
2.
to line or cover with Babbitt metal
noun
a smugly narrow and conventional person interested chiefly in business and social success; Philistine
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.