spelter [
'speltә]
spelter[ noun ]
impure zinc containing about three percent lead and other impurities (especially in the form of ingots)
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Spelter \Spel"ter\, n. [Cf. LG. spialter, G. & D. spiauter. Cf.
{Pewter}.] (Metal.)
Zinc; -- especially so called in commerce and arts.