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/ˈkɑpɚˌfæsn̩/ · verb
(transitive, historical) To protect the timbers of (a ship) with plates of copper secured with copper nails or bolts..
She is copper-fastened and copper-bottomed, and a remarkable fine ship.
We had some striking examples of what happens when a guy gets so big for his britches that any pal of his is automatically a copper-fastened genius.
This brings to an end a ten-year campaign by Pol O Murchú and other Irish language activists to copperfasten rights to have Irish language legislation made available […]
Use copperfasten when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Copperfasten means (transitive, historical) To protect the timbers of (a ship) with plates of copper secured with copper nails or bolts..
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She is copper-fastened and copper-bottomed, and a remarkable fine ship.
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