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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An alloy of copper and tin, having somewhat the color of copper, used to cover the immersed surface of a wooden ship's hull to prevent the attack of boring marine worms, retard decay, and make adhesion of barnacles and vegetable growth more difficult.
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