/ ˈspeltə(r); NAmE / noun
[ U ] a type of zinc that is not pure
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: compare with Old French espeautre , Middle Dutch speauter ; related to pewter .
/ ˈspeltə(r); NAmE / noun
[ U ] a type of zinc that is not pure
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: compare with Old French espeautre , Middle Dutch speauter ; related to pewter .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005