释义 |
ˈcork-cutter [f. cork n.1 + cut v.] 1. One whose occupation is to cut cork into stoppers for bottles, bungs, etc.
1709Lond. Gaz. No. 4574/4 Felix Oneall, Cork-Cutter. 1836–9Dickens Sk. Boz (1850) 181/2 Her deceased betterhalf had been an eminent cork-cutter. 2. An instrument or machine for cutting corks. So ˈcork-cutting vbl. n.
1756W. Toldervy Two Orphans IV. 101 Many of the inhabitants, who were of the cork-cutting profession. 1875Ure Dict. Arts I. 952 In the art of cork-cutting the French surpass the English. |