babbitt in English
- babbitt⇄babbitt, noun, verb.
- Babbitt⇄Babbitt, noun.
a smug, self-satisfied businessman, especially one who conforms to middle-class standards of respectability and business success. - babbitt⇄noun an alloy of tin, antimony, copper, and sometimes lead, used especially in bearings to lessen friction; Babbitt metal. Babbitt is whitish in color and usually feels slippery, almost greasy, when it is rubbed.
- babbitt⇄v.t. to line or furnish (a bearing) with babbitt.