Abyssinian gold

noun

An alloy of approximately 90% copper and 10% zinc.

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nounAbyssinian gold (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn alloy of approximately 90% copper and 10% zinc.

    It proved to be a spoon made of Abyssinian gold, a composition closely resembling in appearance the real article.

    1904, Mark Sykes, Edmund Sandars, D'Ordel's Pantechnicon
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