copper-bottomed
adjective
reliable, esp financially reliable
Word Origin for copper-bottomed
from the former practice of coating the bottoms of ships with copper to prevent the timbers rotting
Words nearby copper-bottomed
copper pyrites,
copper river,
copper spot,
copper sulfate,
copper sulphate,
copper-bottomed,
copper-fasten,
copper-leaf,
copper-sulfate method,
copperah,
copperas
Example sentences from the Web for copper-bottomed
His copper-bottomed ships came up with and captured six of the enemy, five of which were English prizes.
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 |A. T. MahanHe'd find evidence of lung trouble in a copper-bottomed boiler if it wheezed letting off steam.
Facts And Fictions Of Life |Helen H. GardenerIt's real, copper-bottomed English; you see it on all the old-time wayside hostelries over there.
The Wrecker |Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne