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corking

[ kawr-king ]

adjective

  1. excellent; fine.


adverb

  1. very:

    a corking good time.

corking

/ ˈkɔːkɪŋ /

adjective

  1. slang.
    prenominal excellent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of corking1

First recorded in 1890–95; cork + -ing 2
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Example Sentences

And I suppose you've always known how to do those corking fine embroideries that the priests are so stuck on?

After corking the bottles apply melted paraffin to the tops with a brush, to make an air-tight seal.

Wouldn't it be—corking—to see a Fluffy Ruffles doll—a-walking up the street?

If you want to know, I am "corking down," to adopt your elegant expression, a sonnet that suggested itself to me.

Some day we will bring suit and just take possession of their place; won't it be corking?

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