pot metal

noun

1. an alloy of copper and lead, formerly used for making plumbing fixtures, bearings, etc.
2. cast iron of a quality suitable for making pots.
3. a low-grade nonferrous alloy used for die casting.
4. Glassmaking. antique glass ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of pot metal¹

First recorded in 1685–95

Example Sentences

It’s unclear where the five-foot, pot metal sphinx statue came from.

From Washington Post

The other original pot metal fixture - one of only about four left from old-time Butte - will adorn its sister post.

From Washington Times

Their architectural portion is of a strong brassy yellow, that colour being provided by pot metal glass leaded in.

From Project Gutenberg

For this reason it was called “pot metal glass.”

From Project Gutenberg

From this excursion, however, the traveller brings back little information which might not have been had upon earth, excepting that the inhabitants of one of the planets, I forget which, were made of "pot metal."

From Project Gutenberg