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babbitt

1. bab.bitt \'bab-*t\ n : a babbitt-metal lining for a bearing 
2. babbitt vt : to line or furnish with babbitt metal Bab.bitt \'bab-*t\ 
   \-*-tre-\ n [George F. Babbitt, character in the novel Babbitt (1922) by 
   Sincla]ir Lewis : a business or professional man who conforms unthinkingly 
   to prevailing m iddle-class standards - Bab.bitt.ry n