Definition of Copperah

1. copra [n -S] - See also: copra

Lexicographical Neighbors of Copperah

copper ores
copper oxide
copper pennies
copper phosphate cement
copper phthalocyanine
copper protein
copper pyrites
copper radioisotopes
copper rockfish
copper shark
copper sulfate
copper sulfate method
copper sulfide
copper sulphate
copper uranite
copperah (current term)
copperahs
copperas
copperases
copperbar
copperbars
copperbottomed
coppered
copperfasten
copperfastened
copperfastening
copperfastens
copperhead
copperheadism
copperheads

Literary usage of Copperah

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. All about the "coconut Palm" (Cocos Nucifera): Including Practical by John Ferguson (1898)
"Probably it is, but we fancy the chief reason why copperah is in demand on the ... The demand for copperah too has grown, and very satisfactory prices have ..."

2. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1872)
"The copperah, or dried kernel, is the chief source of the oil as usually obtained. A Ceylon cocoa-nut tree will, on an average, yield about a hundred ..."

3. All about Aloe and Ramie Fibres: Dye and Tanning Stuffs; Drugs, &c by Alastair Mackenzie Ferguson (1890)
"To convert it into oil by the native method, the copperah is cut into small pieces and put into the checko, which is a part of the trunk of a tree, ..."

4. The Condensed Chemical Dictionary: A Reference Volume for All Requiring by Chemical Catalog Company, Inc (1920)
"copperah Oil. See Copra oil. Copperas. See Ferrous sulfate. Copra. ... Copra Oil* (copperah oil; Coco-nut oil, not the same as coco-nut palm oil; ..."

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