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pinchbeck

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1. pinchbeck - Noun

2. pinchbeck - Adjective

3. pinchbeck - Adjective Satellite

4. Pinchbeck - Proper noun

Meaning

An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling gold; a yellow metal, composed of about three ounces of zinc to a pound of copper. It is much used as an imitation of gold in the manufacture of cheap jewelry.

Made of pinchbeck; sham; cheap; spurious; unreal.

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A journalist, author and ‘psychedelic advocate’, Pinchbeck recently published a new book entitled 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl. Source: Internet

“It’s clearly going to be a tough start against a Pinchbeck side who have a bit of financial clout to get the players they need to be successful for this level. Source: Internet

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