corky

adj, noun — 3 senses

corky

adj

Etymology From cork (“stopper”) + -y.

1

Of wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork.

This wine smells a bit corky; get me another bottle.

2

Consisting of, or like, cork; dry; shrivelled.

Bind fast his corky arms.c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene vii]:

Synonyms: suberose, suberous
Derived terms: corkiness
Related terms: corked

corky

noun

Etymology From cork (“injure by a blow”) + -y.

1

Australia, Slang A deep bruise, usually on the leg or buttock, caused by a blow; a haematoma.

Synonyms: ecchymosis, contusion

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