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adj
Of wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Consisting of, or like, cork; dry; shrivelled.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A deep bruise, usually on the leg or buttock, caused by a blow; a haematoma.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, slang
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adjective satellite
(of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: corked
Antonyms: none provided
History
From cork (“stopper”) + -y.
From cork (“injure by a blow”) + -y.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
