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had been coppering

  • past perfect progressive
    of copper.
    copper
    noun
    a malleable, ductile, metallic element having a characteristic reddish-brown color: used in large quantities as an electrical conductor and in the manufacture of alloys, as brass and bronze. Cu; 63.54; 29; 8.92 at 20°C.

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He told husband that he had been "coppering" the market ever since he came to the city and had "taken every trick."

From The Comstock Club by Charles Carroll Goodwin