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cork

UK/kɔːk/ US/kɔɹk/ fairly common
noun (5) verb (2)

noun

1.

outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.

2.

(botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells

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3.
4.

the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)

5.

verb

1.

close a bottle with a cork

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2.

stuff with cork

  • “The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter”

Origin

From Middle English cork (“oak bark, cork”), from Middle Dutch curc (“cork (material or object)”), either from Spanish corcho (“cork (material or object)”) (also corcha or corche) or from Old Spanish alcorque (“cork sole”).

Phrases

  • → Thai: ก๊อก

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