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Rarepinchbeck
The correct spelling is pinchbeck.
How to pronounce pinchbeck
noun
Say it like: Pin-chb-ek
The correct spelling is pinchbeck. An alloy of copper and zinc once used as imitation gold for cheap jewelry.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.An alloy of copper and zinc once used as imitation gold for cheap jewelry.
adjective
- 1.Made of pinchbeck.
- 2.Sham; spurious, artificial; being a cheap substitution; only superficially attractive.
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