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putty powder

noun

an abrasive consisting chiefly of stannic oxide, used for polishing hard surfaces.

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Also called putty, jeweler's putty .

Origin of putty powder

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby putty powder

put to the test, put two and two together, putty, putty in someone's hands, putty knife, putty powder, puttyroot, Putumayo, put-up, put-up job, put-upon
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Example sentences from the Web for putty powder

  • The four Dillons, of Ballyhaunis, gave out to their grooms a large assortment of pipe-clay and putty-powder.

    The Kellys and the O'Kellys|Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for putty powder

putty powder

noun

a powder, either tin oxide or tin and lead oxide, used for polishing glassware, metal, etc
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