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corking
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
corking
(adjective)
cork
(verb)
corking
/
ˈ
koɚkɪŋ/
adjective
corking
/
ˈ
koɚkɪŋ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of CORKING
informal + old-fashioned
:
very good
an absolutely
corking
idea
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— corking
adverb
a
corking
good story
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