adjective
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Also: corky. (of a wine) tainted through having a cork containing excess tannin
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(postpositive) a slang word for drunk
Other Word Forms
- well-corked adjective
Etymology
Origin of corked
Example Sentences
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Tan: The first bottle we sampled was corked, so I returned it for a replacement instead of just dumping it down the sink.
From Seattle Times
When I “toured” the loch house, I was inspecting its shelf of corked jugs, wondering where the residents had stashed all their practical kitchen items, when I finally realized that there were no residents.
From New York Times
His attention hits her like a corked Chianti, but she lacks the certainty to declare its bad taste.
From New York Times
Among the artefacts discovered were are a gunpowder barrel, swivel guns, a bottle of corked rum and woodworking tools.
From BBC
“Why do you look like somebody corked your bat?”
From Literature
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