# coppering

Pronunciation: say "KOP-er-ing" US /ˈkɑ.pɚ.ɪŋ/, AUS /ˈkɔp.əɹ.ɪŋ/; UK say "KOP-uh-ring" /ˈkɒp.əɹ.ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of copper. — present participle and gerund of copper
   - Simple: Present participle of copper. Use this form when the action is happening now.
   - _The crew were coppering the bottom of the vessel to keep out shipworm._
   - _Coppering the boiler tubes took the metalworkers several days._

## Noun

2. The process of coating or sheathing something in a layer of copper.
   - Simple: The work of putting a thin layer of copper over something.
   - _The coppering of warship hulls became standard practice in the eighteenth-century navy._
   - _Careful coppering protected the vessel's timbers from boring worms._
3. A protective layer or sheath of copper covering a surface.
   - Simple: A layer of copper that covers and protects something.
   - _Divers inspected the coppering for damage after the long voyage._
   - _The coppering had peeled away near the keel, exposing bare timber._

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