Cork

Examples

• All

• Remarks like this were one reason she had left Cork in the first place.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Our home was near Ballincollig, a village in the Lee Valley not far from Cork City.

  Fiction book (2000)

• The woman finally decided to return to her native Cork in order to open an apple stand in a marketplace.

  Academic text (1999)

• Reliable intelligence says they're down in Cork now.

  The Guard (2011)

• A city girl from Cork, she had grown up poor in the long wake of the potato famine.

  Fiction book (2000)

• The first steam crossing of the Atlantic was, in fact, from Cork to New York in 1838.

  Academic text (1993)

• We lived near the barrack in Cork, next door to my grandmother, who washed for the officers.

  Fiction book (1990)

• The hopes were boosted by the fact that Cork was a pioneering center in the building of paddle steamers.

  Academic text (1993)

• Gwen talked about the beauties of Cork and Wicklow while Bobbie moved restlessly in his chair.

  Fiction book (2001)

• I visited Cork last summer and loved exploring the vibrant streets of the city.

Compounds

B

bottle cork

1 1.5

A small plug that closes the top of a bottle, often for wine

C

cork tree

1 7.2

A tree with thick rough bark like cork that is often grown for its bark or look

C

cork gun

1 5.7

A toy pistol or rifle that shoots corks

C

cork oak

1 7.7

An evergreen oak tree with thick bark used to make cork

C

cork tree

• Australian

1 8.3

A prickly Australian tree with soft spongy wood used in some crafts

C

cork jacket

• Archaic

1 8.4

A sleeveless jacket made of cork that helps you float in water

C

Chinese cork oak

7.2

A medium to large tree from China, Japan, and Korea with thick corky bark

Surface Forms

Etymology