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The general was then commanded to sit down in the presence, on the ground, after the manner of the country, and a great banquet was served, all the dishes being either of pure gold, or of _tomback_, a metal between gold and brass, which is held in much estimation.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 Robert Kerr 1784
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Their drums are huge pans, [_gongs_,] made of tomback, which make a most hellish sound.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 Robert Kerr 1784
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_gentleman-slave_; then come the pike-men, in the middle of whom were the colours and music, being ten or twelve pans of tomback, carried on a staff between two people.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 Robert Kerr 1784
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