v: line with a Babbitt metal. n: a lead/tin alloy with some copper and antimony.

an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; an anti-friction lining for bearings

Metal Used for the manufacture of bearings; material composed of various alloys of tin with antimony and copper. Friction and metal-to-metal contact is avoided by a film of lubricating oil on the surface and between the bearings.

Babbitt is a novel by the American novelist and playwright Sinclair Lewis, first published in 1922. It is a satire about American values, and its main theme is the power of conformity and the vacuity of American life.

To line with Babbitt metal.

A soft metal used to fill scratching of a plunger surface. It is also used to secure hoist ropes to shackles.

a conventional business man

a person who displays this behavior