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Definition of Pinchbeck

1. Noun. An alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold.

2. Adjective. Serving as an imitation or substitute. "Pinchbeck heroism"

Definition of Pinchbeck

1. n. An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling gold; a yellow metal, composed of about three ounces of zinc to a pound of copper. It is much used as an imitation of gold in the manufacture of cheap jewelry.

2. a. Made of pinchbeck; sham; cheap; spurious; unreal.

Definition of Pinchbeck

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pinchbeck

pinball machine pinbone pinbones pincase pincases pince-nez pincement pincer pincered pincering

pincerlike pincers pincer nail pinch Pinchas Zukerman pinchbeck (current term) pinchbecks pinchbug pinchbugs pinchcock

pinchcocks pinche pincheck pinchecks pinched pinchem pincher pinchers pinches pinchgut

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