First Known Use: 1734
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pinchbeck
noun pinch·beck \ˈpinch-ˌbek\
Definition of PINCHBECK
1
: an alloy of copper and zinc used especially to imitate gold in jewelry
2
: something counterfeit or spurious
— pinchbeck adjective
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Origin of PINCHBECK
Christopher Pinchbeck †1732 English watchmaker
Rhymes with PINCHBECK
Atrek, Aztec, Baalbek, bed check, bedeck, Birkbeck, Bishkek, blank check, boatneck, breakneck, bull neck, cowl-neck, crew neck, cromlech, crookneck, cross-check, ewe-neck, exec, fact-check, flight deck, flyspeck, forecheck, foredeck, gooseneck, gut check, haček, hatcheck, henpeck, high tech, hook check, in check, Kazbek, kopeck, limbeck, longneck, low-tech, Mixtec, on deck, OPEC, parsec, paycheck, poop deck, rain check, rebec, ringneck, roll-neck, roughneck, samekh, shipwreck, spell-check, spot-check, Steinbeck, sundeck, tape deck, tenrec, Toltec, Uzbek, V-neck, vo-tech, Waldeck, Warbeck, well deck, wryneck, xebec
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