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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"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)
Swansea has almost a monopoly of the manufacture of spelter or zinc.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various
But sometimes they are applied separately, the borax first and over this the particles of spelter.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
She carried spelter, lead, iron and other products to China and returned with tea, false cinnamon and various other Chinese goods.
From History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times by Gustavus, Myers
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