corked

American  

[kawrkt] / kɔrkt /

adjective

1. stopped or closed with a cork.

2. corky.

3. blackened with burnt cork.

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corked British  

/ kɔːkt /

adjective

1. Also: corky.  (of a wine) tainted through having a cork containing excess tannin

2. (postpositive) a slang word for drunk

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Other Word Forms

• well-corked adjective

Etymology

Origin of corked

First recorded in 1510–20; cork + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Tan: The first bottle we sampled was corked, so I returned it for a replacement instead of just dumping it down the sink.

From Seattle Times

When I “toured” the loch house, I was inspecting its shelf of corked jugs, wondering where the residents had stashed all their practical kitchen items, when I finally realized that there were no residents.

From New York Times

His attention hits her like a corked Chianti, but she lacks the certainty to declare its bad taste.

From New York Times

Among the artefacts discovered were are a gunpowder barrel, swivel guns, a bottle of corked rum and woodworking tools.

From BBC

“Why do you look like somebody corked your bat?”

From Literature