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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of copper form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   (of the hull of a wooden ship) sheathed below the waterline with thin sheets of copper to prevent the attack of teredo shipworms and limit the buildup of weed

Synonyms

All synonyms

copper bottomedcopper-bottomed

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