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Word of the Day for Sunday, February 15, 2009 pinchbeck \PINCH-bek\, noun, adjective: 1. an alloy of zinc and copper used to imitate gold in jewelry-making; by extension, something counterfeit; an imitation 2. not genuine; fake 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 Dictionary.com Entry and Pronunciation for pinchbeck Yesterday's Word - Previous Words - Help
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