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copperfastening

copperfastening is the present participle and gerund of copperfasten.

Meaning of copperfasten

Verb

copperfasten (third-person singular simple present copperfastens, present participle copperfastening, simple past and past participle copperfastened)

  1. (historical, transitive) To protect the timbers of (a ship) with plates of copper secured with copper nails or bolts.
    • She is copper-fastened and copper-bottomed, and a remarkable fine ship.1796, The Hull Advertiser, 9th July 1796
  2. (Ireland, UK, figuratively, transitive) To reinforce, strengthen; to make permanent, embed.
    • We had some striking examples of what happens when a guy gets so big for his britches that any pal of his is automatically a copper-fastened genius.1948, The Evening Independent, November 1948

Questions about copperfastening

What is copperfastening the present participle and gerund of?
Copperfastening is the present participle and gerund of copperfasten.

Words near copperfastening in the dictionary

  1. coppered
  2. copperer
  3. copperers
  4. copperfasten
  5. copperfastened
  6. copperfastening
  7. copperfastens
  8. Copperfield
  9. Copperfieldian
  10. Copperhannia
  11. copperhead

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