# coppered

Pronunciation: US say "KOP-erd" /ˈkɑ.pɚd/; say "KOP-uhd" UK /ˈkɒp.əd/, AUS /ˈkɔp.əd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of copper. — simple past and past participle of copper
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of copper. Use this form for something that was coated with copper earlier.
   - _The yard coppered every hull in the fleet that season._
   - _The bottom of the ship was coppered to fend off shipworms._

## Adjective

2. Of a wooden ship's hull: sheathed below the waterline with thin sheets of copper to ward off teredo shipworms and limit the buildup of weed.
   - Simple: Covered below the waterline with thin sheets of copper, to stop sea worms and weed from damaging a wooden ship.
   - _The newly coppered frigate outran the merchantmen with ease._
   - _A coppered bottom protected the timbers from shipworm on the long Pacific crossing._

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