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Sure enough, they found the long timber was not half seasoned and had corkscrewed itself out of shape at least three inches.

From The Ruling Passion; tales of nature and human nature by Van Dyke, Henry

Elizabeth thereon produced the two pounds odd shillings which she had "corkscrewed" out of the recalcitrant dissenting farmer, and the sight added to Mr. Granger's satisfaction.

From Beatrice by Haggard, Henry Rider