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Webster 1913 Edition

Spelter

Spel′ter

,

Noun.

[Cf. LG.

spialter

, G. & D.

spiauter

. Cf.

.]

(Metal.)

Zinc; – especially so called in commerce and arts.

Webster 1828 Edition

Spelter

SPEL'TER

,

Noun.

Common zink, which contains a portion of lead, copper, iron, a little arsenic, manganese and plumbago.