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   cork

   /kɔːk/

   noun

   • 1. a buoyant light brown substance obtained from the outer layer of the bark of the cork oak: "vinyl-coated cork is practical as a floor covering"
   • ▪ a protective layer of dead cells immediately below the bark of woody plants.
   • 2. a bottle stopper made of cork or a similar material: "he pulled out the cork and commenced pouring the wine"
   • ▪ a piece of cork used as a float for a fishing line or net: "the little steamer was tossed about like a cork"

   verb

   • 1. close or seal (a bottle) with a cork: "the bottles were tightly corked and wired"
   • 2. draw with burnt cork: "he had corked a moustache on his upper lip"
   • 3. illicitly hollow out (a baseball bat) and fill it with cork to make it lighter: "the balls are doctored and the bats are corked"
   • 4. suffer a painful bruising injury to (a limb) as a result of a heavy blow, especially while participating in a contact sport: Australian "he corked his thigh and limped off"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Dutch and Low German kork, from Spanish alcorque ‘cork-soled sandal’, from Arabic al- ‘the’ and (probably) Spanish Arabic qurq, qorq, based on Latin quercus ‘oak, cork oak’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. corklike adjective

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