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Meaning
Noun
●
The
bark
of the
cork oak
, which is
very light
and
porous
and used for making
bottle stoppers
,
flotation
devices
, and
insulation
material.
●
A
bottle stopper
made from this or any other material.
●
An
angling
float
, also
traditionally
made of
oak
cork.
●
In Oaks:
The
cork oak
, Quercus suber.
●
In Botany:
The
dead
protective
tissue
between the
bark
and
cambium
in
woody
plants
, with
suberin
deposits
making it
impervious
to
gasses
and water.
●
In Skateboarding, Skiing & Snowboarding:
An
aerialist
maneuver
involving
a
rotation
where the
rider
goes
heels over head
, with the
board
overhead.
Verb
●
To
seal
or
stop up
, especially with a
cork
stop
per.
●
To
blacken
(as) with a
burnt
cork.
●
To
leave
the
cork
in a
bottle
after
attempting
to
uncork
it.
●
To
fill
with cork.
●
In Baseball:
To
fill
with cork.
To
tamper
with (a
bat
) by
drilling
out part of the
head
and
filling
the
cavity
with
cork
or
similar
light
,
compressible
material.
●
In Australian English:
To
injure
through a
blow
; to
induce
a haematoma.
●
In Fishing:
To
position
one's
drift net
just
outside of
another person's
net
, thereby
intercepting
and
catching
all
the fish
that would have
gone
into that person's
net
.
●
In Skateboarding, Skiing & Snowboarding:
To
perform
such a maneuver.
Adj
●
In Skateboarding, Skiing & Snowboarding:
Having the
property
of a
head over heels
rotation.
Name
●
Principal
city
of County Cork.
●
County in the Republic of Ireland. (County Cork)
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
cork
English
cork
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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