spelter
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of spelter
1655–65; origin uncertain; akin to Middle Dutch speauter, German spiauter spelter
Example Sentences
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In fact all the processes there described may be applied equally to the case under discussion, the substitution of silver for spelter being the only variation.
From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard
About that thar spelter," replied Crockett, "I'll hear ye.
From The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo by Stoddard, William O.
"When I got back to my shanty after taking in my traps, I found that two men had been there stealing my spelter that I have worked hard for."
From Elam Storm, The Wolfer Or, The Lost Nugget by Castlemon, Harry
About two hundred and fifty million pounds of crude zinc, or "spelter," are produced in the United States; forty-five million pounds were exported in 1900, mainly to Great Britain.
From Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges by Redway, Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw)
The fused borax works its way in by capillary action, and the spelter follows.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
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