Meaning corky
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corkyearly 17c., "light, buoyant" (as cork is), hence, figuratively, of persons "lively;" from cork (n.) + -y (2). Of bottled liquors or wine, "having a flavor of cork," from [..]
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corkySoft and springy. Corm
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corky dry like cork.
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corky(adj) (of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin
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corkyActive, lively, alert.
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corkyActive, lively, alert.
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corkydry like cork
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corkytaste and aroma of wine that has a spoiled cork.
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corky
Of wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork.
''This one smells a bit corky; get me another bottle.''
Consisting of, or like, cork; dry; shrivelled.
* Shakespeare
*: Bind fast his corky a [..]
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