- corky
- corky early 17c., "light, buoyant" (as cork is), hence, figuratively, of persons "lively;" from CORK (Cf. cork) (q.v.). Of bottled liquors or wine, "having a flavor of cork," from 1889.
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Corky — Cork y ( [y^]), a. 1. Consisting of, or like, cork; dry shriveled up. [1913 Webster] Bind fast hiss corky arms. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Tasting of cork. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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