PINCHBECK


Meaning of PINCHBECK in English

n. & adj.

--n. an alloy of copper and zinc resembling gold and used in cheap jewellery etc.

--adj.

1. counterfeit; sham.

2 cheap; tawdry.

Etymology: C. Pinchbeck, Engl. watchmaker d. 1732

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.