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pinchbeck

The correct spelling is pinchbeck.

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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. 1.An alloy of copper and zinc once used as imitation gold for cheap jewelry.

adjective

  1. 1.Made of pinchbeck.
  2. 2.Sham; spurious, artificial; being a cheap substitution; only superficially attractive.

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