copper vs ging

copper

noun
  • The reddish-brown colour/color of copper. 

  • A police officer. 

  • A reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29. 

  • Any of various lycaenid butterflies with copper-coloured upperwings, especially those of the genera Lycaena and Paralucia. 

adj
  • Made of copper. 

  • Having the reddish-brown colour/color of copper. 

verb
  • To sheathe or coat with copper. 

ging

noun
  • A redhead, a ginger-haired person 

  • A ‘shanghai’, or handheld catapult. 

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