The Welsh copper industries of mining, smelting and refining created generations of talented workers. Although dominated by men, women took part too, particularly in the North Wales mines. Copperworking settlements created new communities in Wales and abroad.
Bitter definition, having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes. See more.
a bitter pill (to swallow) idiom; until the bitter end, at to the bitter end idiom; the bitter fruits of sth idiom; bitter lemon; bitter chocolate; to the bitter end idiom