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Etymology 1
From cork (“stopper”) + -y.
Adjective
corky (comparative corkier, superlative corkiest)
- Of wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork.
This wine smells a bit corky; get me another bottle.
- Consisting of, or like, cork; dry; shrivelled.
c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :Bind fast his corky arms.
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of wine, contaminated by cork
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Etymology 2
From cork (“injure by a blow”) + -y.
Noun
corky (plural corkies)
- (Australia, slang) A deep bruise, usually on the leg or buttock, caused by a blow; a haematoma.
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