marine metal

English

Noun

marine metal (uncountable)

  1. An alloy of lead, antimony, and mercury, made for sheathing ships.
    • 1794, The Repertory of Arts and Manufactures:
      Denithorne, Sherson and Smith's patent for a new-invented white composition, called marine metal, particularly useful for sheathing of ships and other valuable purposes
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