corking
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English[edit]
Verb[edit]
corking
- present participle and gerund of cork
Adjective[edit]
corking (comparative more corking, superlative most corking)
- (informal) splendid, enjoyable, bang-up
- 1927, Lou Gehrig, Following the Babe in Alan D. Gaff, Lou Gehrig: The Lost Memoir, Simon & Schuster 2020, page 59:
- a wonderful all around ballplayer and a corking fine fellow
- 1927, Lou Gehrig, Following the Babe in Alan D. Gaff, Lou Gehrig: The Lost Memoir, Simon & Schuster 2020, page 59:
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
corking (uncountable)
- The formation of white, cork-like striations on a jalapeño pepper.