whitemetalled

English

Etymology

From white metal +‎ -ed; see also metalled

Adjective

whitemetalled (not comparable)

  1. (British spelling) Coated with white metal.
    • 1954 March, “New Class "9" 2-10-0 Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 166:
      The pony truck axle boxes are bronze castings, whitemetalled and not mechanically fed [with lubricating oil].
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