BABBITT

[bab.bitt] n [Isaac Babbitt d. 1862 Am. inventor] (1900): an alloy used for lining bearings; esp: one containing tin, copper, and antimony--called also babbitt metal -- bab.bitt.ed adj Bab.bitt n [George F. Babbitt, character in the novel Babbitt (1922) by Sinclair Lewis] (1923): a business or professional man who conforms unthinkingly to prevailing middle-class standards -- Bab.bitt.ry n -- Bab.itty adj