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Corking   /kˈɔrkɪŋ/   Listen
Corking

adjective
1.
Very good.  Synonyms: bang-up, bully, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell.  "A neat sports car" , "Had a great time at the party" , "You look simply smashing"


Cork

verb
(past & past part. corked; pres. part. corking)
1.
Close a bottle with a cork.  Synonym: cork up.  Antonym: uncork.
2.
Stuff with cork.



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"Corking" Quotes from Famous Books



... doesn't make so much difference, after all. She was a corking fine girl, but—might as well admit it—the play is played out. Of course, I don't love her—any more than she loves me. I'll see less and less of her now. It's inevitable, and after a while we'll hardly ...
— Blix • Frank Norris
... corking story, and Allie was splendid—she gave the championship to Herring, who deserved it, thereby delighting every golfer on this side of the Atlantic. Jove! that girl is developing and I'm going to hug her—if there's no window ...
— Flowing Gold • Rex Beach


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