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What (who) is BABBITT - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Babbit; Babbitt (film); Babbitt (disambiguation)
Babbitt
['bab?t]
¦ noun dated, chiefly N. Amer. a materialistic, complacent, and conformist businessman.
Derivatives
Babbittry noun
Origin
1922: from George Babbitt, the protagonist of the novel Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis.
Babbitt
·vt To line with Babbitt metal.
babbitt metal
ALLOYS USED FOR THE BEARING SURFACE IN A PLAIN BEARING
Babbit metal; Nickel Babbitt; Rebabbitt; Rebabbitting; Babbitting; Babbit bearing; Babbitt metal; Bearing metal; Babbitt alloy; Babbitt bearing; Babbitt (metal)
¦ noun a soft alloy of tin, antimony, copper, and usually lead, used to line bearings.
Origin
C19: named after Isaac Babbitt, the American inventor.
Examples of use of BABBITT
1. Goldwater, Udall and Babbitt all sought the presidency; none succeeded.
2. Like "Miss Lonelyhearts," or "Babbitt," this book is about America.
3. Udall and Babbitt ran as Democrats, Goldwater as a Republican.
4. However, Babbitt cast his 114 vetoes in just under nine years in office.
5. She surpassed Democrat Bruce Babbitt, who compiled his 114 vetoes over two terms.