corky

English

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  • Rhymes: -ɔː(r)ki

Etymology 1

cork (“stopper”) +‎ -y

Adjective

corky (comparative corkier, superlative corkiest)

  1. Of wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork.
    This one smells a bit corky; get me another bottle.
  2. Consisting of, or like, cork; dry; shrivelled.
    • William Shakespeare
      Bind fast his corky arms.
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Etymology 2

cork (“injure by a blow”) +‎ -y

Noun

corky (plural corkies)

  1. (Australia, slang) A deep bruise, usually on the leg or buttock, caused by a blow; a haematoma.
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