copper-bottomed

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Having lower parts made of or covered by copper
Thoroughly reliable
If you describe something as copper-bottomed, you believe that it is certain to be successful. Their copper-bottomed scheme went badly wrong. able to be depended on
having a bottom of copper or sheathed with copper; "copper-bottomed pots"; "a copper-bottomed ship"
having a bottom of copper or sheathed with copper; "copper-bottomed pots"; "a copper-bottomed ship
copperbottomed
Having a bottom made of copper, as a tin boiler or other vessel, or sheathed with copper, as a ship
copper-bottomed

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    Etymology

    () From the toxic copper sheathing applied to the bottom of a wooden ship to prevent damage from marine organisms.
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