The Collaborative International Dictionary
Copper \Cop"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coppered; p. pr. & vb. n. Coppering.] To cover or coat with copper; to sheathe with sheets of copper; as, to copper a ship.
Wiktionary
(context nautical English) (''of the hull of a wooden ship'') sheathed below the waterline with thin sheets of copper to prevent the attack of teredo shipworms and limit the buildup of weed v
(en-past of: copper)
Usage examples of "coppered".
The weeds and the barnacles were thick along her waterline - she wasn't coppered high enough, sir.
Although his breakfast was as hearty as his dinner, although the sky is a clear blue, and although Lorcas has bestowed upon him a good-bye kiss that was not the most chaste of farewellshis steps lag, and when he whistles, the notes are coppered silver notes that do not quite materialize, notes that tremble upon the morning.
He shakes his head, squinting, but the notes from the singer remain coppered silver, although honest.
The weeds and the barnacles were thick along her waterline — she wasn't coppered high enough, sir.
He was pointing to one of the bigger warships, a great brute with three gundecks and Sharpe, peering through his glass, could see the bright gleam of her newly coppered hull whenever she leaned to the wind.
Collingwood's big three-decker, the Royal Sovereign, newly come from England with her freshly coppered bottom, was sailing faster than the other ships so that a gap had opened between her and the rest of Collingwood's squadron.
Collingwood’s big three-decker, the Royal Sovereign, newly come from England with her freshly coppered bottom, was sailing faster than the other ships so that a gap had opened between her and the rest of Collingwood’s squadron.