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copper-bottomed

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having the bottom sheathed with copper, as a wooden ship.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Having a bottom made of copper, as a tin boiler or other vessel, or sheathed with copper, as a ship.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Having lower parts made of or covered by copper (especially of a ship or cookware).
  • adjective UK, idiomatic Thoroughly reliable.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective having a bottom of copper or sheathed with copper

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

From the copper sheathing applied to the bottom of a wooden ship to prevent damage from marine organisms. In literal sense 18th century, in figurative sense attested since at least 1807.

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Examples

  • Markets got the jitters on Monday after Standard & Poor's said, for the first time in 70 years of US bond watching, that it could soon cease to regard the sovereign IOUs of the world's sole superpower as copper-bottomed guarantees.

    US fiscal policy: In place of prudence | Editorial 2011

  • Mr Darling said, "by doing this we can ensure that the Government's finances are returned to sufficient levels to ensure that our own copper-bottomed, gold-plated and mink-lined pension pots remain full".

    Archive 2009-03-01 Dungeekin 2009

  • It was the Glister, a smart little brig, almost a toy brig in fact, copper-bottomed, lines like a dolphin, a sea-cutter and a wind-eater.

    CHAPTER XIV 2010

  • The Financial Services Authority has toughened up its rules in the wake of the credit crunch, which claimed high-risk lenders such as Northern Rock and Bradford & Bingley, and is keen to make sure any new entrant is copper-bottomed.

    Tesco plans to offer mortgages delayed by regulatory checks Julia Finch 2010

  • Mr Darling said, "by doing this we can ensure that the Government's finances are returned to sufficient levels to ensure that our own copper-bottomed, gold-plated and mink-lined pension pots remain full".

    Government to Introduce Retrospective Pension Law Dungeekin 2009

  • She has led much of the recent research that has started to give some copper-bottomed scientific credibility to certain self-help techniques while casting doubt on others.

    The 10 best self-help gurus 2011

  • It is a quirky, not exactly copper-bottomed investment case—if recycling major telecommunication networks became fashionable, it would after all push down the copper price.

    Overheard: BT a Copper Miner? 2011

  • The copper-bottomed stainless steel pans I used for 30 years had to be replaced a year ago.

    Food for Fort: Black pudding, misshapen loaves, heavy pans and ricotta substitutes 2010

  • That's as may be; but you could also argue that it is our tendency to mix ingredients that is the copper-bottomed sign of conscious intelligence.

    The Flavour Thesaurus: Pairings, Recipes and Ideas for the Creative Cook by Niki Segnit 2010

  • Should global growth stall, Antofagasta's lack of diversity leaves the stock anything but copper-bottomed.

    Antofagasta's Lack of Diversity 2010

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