copper-bottomed
(literal, especially of a ship or cookware) Having lower parts made of or covered by copper.
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(literal, especially of a ship or cookware) Having lower parts made of or covered by copper.
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(British, idiomatic) reliable; secure.
: The copper-bottomed angel at Messrs. Paff’s in Broadway.
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