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corked

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corked
(of a wine) tainted through having a cork containing excess tannin


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See here," continued he, drawing forth a small bottle and holding it before their eyes, "in this bottle I hold the small-pox, safely corked up; I have but to draw the cork, and let loose the pestilence, to sweep man, woman, and child from the face of the earth.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
Just then the drop of oil fell, and the boy caught it in his bottle and immediately corked it tight.
The Patchwork Girl of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
replied my aunt, and corked herself again, at one blow.
David Copperfield by Dickens, Charles View in context
 
 
 
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