Anagrams of: PORCUPINES

• relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur

• drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard

• wait in hiding to attack

• put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

• a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor

• a copper penny

• uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

• a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper

• any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings

• coat with a layer of copper

• a cup of tea