Prince Ru|pert's metal

Prince Ru|pert's metal
Prince Ru|pert's metal «ROO purts»,
= Prince's metal. (Cf.Prince's metal)
[< Prince Rupert, 1619-1682, British soldier and inventor, grandson of James I of England]

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