Corks
[kɔ:ks]
Examples
- Corks for bottles are cut either by hand or by means of a machine. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- And besides, there were no champagne corks among the shells. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I do not know how far corks or bladders may be useful in learning to swim, having never seen much trial of them. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- I'm going to sleep where the old man corks off. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The corks should always be boiled in water containing 1 ounce to the gallon, which is also efficient in disinfecting tubes, taps, etc. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Religion (I understand Mr. Godfrey to say, between the corks and the carving) meant love. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- On a card table a little way beyond the light was a silver icing-bucket with the necks and corks of two champagne bottles showing above the ice. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The best corks are cut across the grain. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Corks holding short pieces of glass tube are inserted into the holes. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
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