Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pewter \Pew"ter\, n. [OE. pewtyr, OF. peutre, peautre, piautre:
   cf. D. peauter, piauter, It. peltro, Sp. & Pg. peltre, LL.
   peutreum, pestrum. Cf. {Spelter}.]
   1. A hard, tough, but easily fusible, alloy, originally
      consisting of tin with a little lead, but afterwards
      modified by the addition of copper, antimony, or bismuth.

   2. Utensils or vessels made of pewter, as dishes, porringers,
      drinking vessels, tankards, pots.

   Note: Pewter was formerly much used for domestic utensils.
         Inferior sorts contain a large proportion of lead.

Source : WordNet®

pewter
     n : any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other
         metals (especially lead)