Definition of "pewter"

pewter

/ˈpjuːtə/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural pewters
1. An alloy of approximately 93–98% tin, 1–2% copper, and the balance of antimony.
2. (historical) An alloy of tin and lead.
3. Items made of pewter; pewterware.
4. A beer tankard made from pewter.
  Quotations
  The room was arranged by low wooden partitions into bays, where eight or ten men could sit together and rest their pewters and glasses on the narrow tables between.
  1876, Edward Jenkins, The Devil's Chain, page 86
5. A dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal.
6. (slang, dated) Prize money.
adjective
not comparable
1. Of a dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal.
verb
third-person singular simple present pewters, present participle pewtering, simple past and past participle pewtered
1. (transitive) To coat with pewter.