Tread on corked stilts a prisoner's pace.
Bp. Hall.
&fist; To cork is sometimes used erroneously for to calk, to furnish the shoe of a horse or ox with sharp points, and also in the meaning of cutting with a calk.
Cork"age (-&asl;j), n. The charge made by innkeepers for drawing the cork and taking care of bottles of wine bought elsewhere by a guest.
Corked (k?rkt), a. having acquired an unpleasant taste from the cork; as, a bottle of wine is corked.
Cork" fos`sil (k˘rk" f&obreve;s`s&ibreve;l). (Min.) A variety of amianthus which is very light, like cork.
Cork"i*ness (-&ibreve;*n&ebreve;s), n. The quality of being corky.
Cork"ing pin` (k˘rk"&ibreve;ng p&ibreve;n`). A pin of a large size, formerly used attaching a woman's headdress to a cork mold. [Obs.] Swift.
Cork"screw` (-skr&udd;`), n. An instrument with a screw or a steel spiral for drawing corks from bottles.
Corkscrew stairs, a spiral staircase around a solid newel.
Cork"screw`, v. t. To press forward in a winding way; as, to corkscrew one's way through a crowd. [Colloq.] Dickens.
Cork"wing` (-w&ibreve;ng`), n. (Zo÷l.) A fish; the goldsinny.
Cork"y (-&ybreve;), a. 1. Consisting of, or like, cork; dry shriveled up.
Bind fast hiss corky arms.
Shak.