copper-fastened

copper n Copper-fastened: finalized, with no loop-holes. all details of a project or activity cared for and completed; "tidied up" [The bolts and other metal work in the bottom of ships, made of copper instead of iron, so that the vessel may afterwards be coppered without danger of its cor...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/15088
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Summary:copper n Copper-fastened: finalized, with no loop-holes. all details of a project or activity cared for and completed; "tidied up" [The bolts and other metal work in the bottom of ships, made of copper instead of iron, so that the vessel may afterwards be coppered without danger of its corroding the heads of the bolts by galvanic action . SMYTH, Sailor's Word-book, p.212 -JH] JH 12/70 JH 12/70 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not Used copper-fasten v, copperhead, copper-nose(d), coppertop, foxy Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Mon 20 Jun 2016