copper-bottomed

adjective

: having a copper coating on the bottom

a copper-bottomed pan

British, informal : deserving to be trusted

a copper-bottomed guarantee

: certain to succeed

The film is a copper-bottomed hit.

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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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