Pinchbeck (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. an alloy of copper and zinc, used in imitation of gold.
  2. something sham, spurious, or counterfeit.
adjective
  1. made of pinchbeck.
  2. sham, spurious, or counterfeit: pinchbeck heroism.
noun
  1. an alloy of copper and zinc, used as imitation gold
  2. a spurious or cheap imitation; sham
adjective
  1. made of pinchbeck
  2. sham, spurious, or cheap
Pinchbeck (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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