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 Definitions of Babbitt  [ˈbæb ɪt]  

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Definition of 'Babbitt' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) babbitt
a bearing or lining of Babbitt metal.

2. (v.t.) babbitt
to line, face, or furnish with Babbitt metal.

3. (n.) Babbitt
Irving, 1865–1933, U.S. educator and critic.

4.  Babbitt
Milton Byron, born 1916, U.S. composer.

5.  Babbitt
(often l.c.) a self-satisfied person who conforms to conventional middle-class ideals, esp. of material success: from the title character of a novel (1922) by Sinclair Lewis.


Definition of 'Babbitt' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) Babbitt metal, babbitt
an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction

2. (verb) babbitt
line with a Babbitt metal


Definition of 'Babbitt' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) Babbitt
to line with Babbitt metal



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