hard metal

noun

A hard, white, brittle alloy of two parts of copper with one of tin, used in the production of gunmetal.

Meanings

nounhard metal (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA hard, white, brittle alloy of two parts of copper with one of tin, used in the production of gunmetal.
  2. uncountableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hard, metal.
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