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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



... she shouted as she descended upon them. "He's a daisy; he's a ducky; he's a lamb. Did you ever see such a perfectly corking saddle?" ...
— Just Patty • Jean Webster
... and the second time I had one of those ideas I do sometimes get, though admittedly a chump of the premier class. I have seldom had such a thoroughly corking brain-wave. ...
— My Man Jeeves • P. G. Wodehouse
... work to do, I did not finish the story of my adventure with the camouflaged cows, and I am wondering now why I thought it such a corking one. The cows had something to do with it. We were returning from Belfort to Verdun when I met them. Our special duty had been to furnish aerial protection to the King of Italy, who was visiting the French lines in the Vosges. This done we started ...
— High Adventure - A Narrative of Air Fighting in France • James Norman Hall
... leaned back in his chair. "May I light a cigarette? Thanks. That breakfast was corking. Now, about the baby. I think you are right. Why shouldn't ...
— Drusilla with a Million • Elizabeth Cooper
... corking day! It's a shame I had to get laid up right at the beginning of the trip. But I'll be all right in a couple of days and I suppose I can stand it as long as my books hold out. But, blame it all, look at this camp. Jack and Bart are the sloppiest fellows I ever saw. Look at the blankets on ...
— The Boy Scout Fire Fighters • Irving Crump


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