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CORKER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A machine that is used to put corks in bottles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("corker" is a kind of...):
machine (any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks)
Derivation:
cork (close a bottle with a cork)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person
Example:
that story was a corker
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("corker" is a kind of...):
content; message; subject matter; substance (what a communication that is about something is about)
Domain usage:
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))
