HyperDic: pot_metal

English > 2 senses of the expression pot metal:
NOUNsubstancepot metalcast iron used for making cooking wares
substancepot metalan alloy of copper and lead used especially for making large pots
English > pot metal: 2 senses > noun 1, substance
Meaningcast iron used for making cooking wares.
Broadercast ironAn alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle / brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting
English > pot metal: 2 senses > noun 2, substance
MeaningAn alloy of copper and lead used especially for making large pots.
Broaderalloy, metalA mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten

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