1. Noun
A hard, tough, but easily fusible, alloy, originally consisting of tin with a little lead, but afterwards modified by the addition of copper, antimony, or bismuth.
2. Noun
Utensils or vessels made of pewter, as dishes, porringers, drinking vessels, tankards, pots.
3. Noun
any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals (especially lead)
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