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corker
corker /ˈkɔrkɝ/
noun
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A machine that is used to put corks in bottles
(
corker
)
a machine that is used to put corks in bottles
The winery's corker was in constant use during the bottling season.
The winery's corker was in constant use during the bottling season.
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[Informal]
(dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person
(
corker
[Informal] )
(dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person
That story was a corker
that story was a corker
mayapple
mayapple /ˈmeɪˌæpəl/
noun
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North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit
(
May apple
, mayapple
, Podophyllum peltatum
, wild mandrake
)
North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit
tropical sprue
tropical sprue /ˈtrɑːpɪkəl spruː/
noun
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A chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation
(
psilosis
, tropical sprue
, sprue
)
a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation
Richard Strauss
Richard Strauss /ˈrɪtʃərd straʊs/
noun
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German composer of many operas; collaborated with librettist Hugo von Hoffmannsthal to produce several operas (1864-1949)
(
Richard Strauss
, Strauss
)
German composer of many operas; collaborated with librettist Hugo von Hoffmannsthal to produce several operas (1864-1949)
