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Word of the Day for Sunday, February 15, 2009pinchbeck \PINCH-bek\, noun, adjective: 1. an alloy of zinc and copper used to imitate gold in jewelry-making; by extension, something counterfeit; an imitation Watch out for the pinchbeck on the auction site. We laughed at the pinchbeck heroism in the movie. by 1734, named for Christopher Pinchbeck (c1670-1732), London watchmaker, who developed the alloy | |||||||||
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