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CORKY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin
Example:
a corked port
Synonyms:
corked; corky
Classified under:
Similar:
bad (having undesirable or negative qualities)
Derivation:
cork (the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle))