Babbitt metal

A soft alloy of copper, zinc, and tin, used for the bearings of journals, ., to diminish the friction. It takes its name from the inventor. Babble, v . i . [ Fr.babiller ; Du. babbelen ; from Heb. Ba bel, confusion.] To talk confusedly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly, like the prattling of a child. "My babbling praise, I repeat no more." - Prior . -To talk irrationally, or inconsiderately; to prate idly; to talk much; to tell secrets; to utter thoughtle ly. "There is more danger in a reserved and silent friend, than in a noisy babbling enemy." - L'Estrange. -To give a murmuring sound; as the noise of water rippling over stones. -v. a. To prate; to utter. IMG:content-0483.png:[blocks in formation] (Zool.) See TIM A LINE. Babcock Hill, in New York , a post-vill. of Oneida.co. Bab'cock's Grove, in Illinois , a post-office of Du Babe, n . [Swed. and Goth. babe ; W. baban ; Syr. babia .] Page co. An infant; a child of either sex who is able to say ba - ba, or pa - pa, father; a baby. "The babe had all that infant care beguiles, And early knew his mother in her smiles." - Dryden.