Usually means: Alloys primarily consisting of tin.
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  1. pewters: Merriam-Webster
  2. pewters: Vocabulary.com
  3. Pewter's, pewters: Wordnik
  4. pewters: Wiktionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (pewter)

noun:  An alloy of approximately 93–98% tin and 1–2% copper, and the balance of antimony.
noun:  (historical) An alloy of tin and lead.
noun:  Items made of pewter; pewterware.
noun:  A beer tankard made from pewter.
noun:  A dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal.
noun:  (slang, dated) Prize money.
adjective:  Of a dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal.
verb:  (transitive) To coat with pewter.
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