Associations to the word «Corked»

Wiktionary

CORKED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of cork
CORKED, adjective. Of a container, especially a bottle, closed with a cork.
CORKED, adjective. Of (a bottle of) wine, tainted by mould/mold in the cork.

Dictionary definition

CORKED, adjective. (of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin; "a corked port".

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