Alan Gould wrote:
In article , ned
writes

'Depends how old you are. ;-)
When I were a lad, matey, ...... it were 'ally'.
Short for allyminiminum.
Or in old blacksmith terminology, ..... 'muckite'. ;-)

Muckite was my Dad's term for Bakelite - 50/60 years ago.

:-) 'Don't think blacksmiths used much Bakelite. :-)
But, yes, you're right. Maybe it was a generic term for 'them danged
modern' materials.
:-)

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ned