EGAVE

coppered

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb simple past and past participle of copper
  2. adjective sheathed below the waterline with thin sheets of copper to prevent the attack of teredo shipworms and limit the buildup of weed

Similar words

bull fuzz pig cop cu copper color keeled clinkerbuilt scantlinged woodchipped

Often followed by

and ships in by archway to or ship with

Word family

copper coppering coppers

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