copper-bottomed
adjective
1
: having a copper coating on the bottom
a copper-bottomed pan
2
British, informal
: deserving to be trusted
a copper-bottomed guarantee
: certain to succeed
The film is a copper-bottomed hit.
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There was so much information (and misinformation) swirling around at the time, but our team wanted to get everything copper-bottomed and multiple-sourced rather than jump the gun.
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The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
So investors built ever faster clipper ships, carrying ever greater amounts of sail, and with sleek, copper-bottomed hulls.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2024
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The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
So investors built ever faster clipper ships, carrying ever greater amounts of sail, and with sleek, copper-bottomed hulls.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Copper-bottomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copper-bottomed. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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