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corking

English

Verb

corking

  1. present participle of cork

Adjective

corking (comparative more corking, superlative most corking)

  1. (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

Derived terms

  • corkingly

Noun

corking (uncountable)

  1. The formation of white, cork-like striations on a jalapeño pepper.


Anagrams

  • rocking

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cocking

English

Etymology

From cock (“a male bird, esp. a rooster; many derivatives, incl. penis”) + -ing (forming participles)

Verb

cocking

  1. present participle of cock

Noun

cocking (countable and uncountable, plural cockings)

  1. (archaic) The hunting of gamecocks.
  2. (obsolete) Cockfighting.
    • 1792, The European Magazine, and London Review (volume 21, page 313)
      Thus circumstanced, he became the avowed companion of sharpers and gamblers, attended cockings and races […]

Derived terms

  • cocker, cocker spaniel

Adjective

cocking (not comparable)

  1. (vulgar) offensive or worthless

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