corkern.

Brit.

/ˈkɔːkə/, U.S.

/ˈkɔrkər/

Etymology: < cork n.¹ + -er suffix¹.

†1.

a. ? A cork-cutter. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1723 London Gaz. No. 6172/11 John Ping..Corker.

b. One who corks; one who provides a bottle with a cork.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > other manual or industrial workers > [noun] > who cork bottles

corker?1881

wirer1901

?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 58 Blacking Manufacture: Liquid: Bottlers... Cooper. Corker.

1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §459 Corker; cork fitter; drives corks into bottles filled with beer, mineral waters, etc., by hand, or by machine which he feeds with corks.

a. slang. Something that closes a discussion, or puts an end to any matter; a ‘settler’; a thing that one cannot get over. Hence, something very striking or astonishing, e.g. a monstrous lie. (Cf. caulker n. 4.)

ΚΠ

1837 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker 1st Ser. (ed. 2) xix. (Farmer) Then I lets him have it..jist three corkers.

1873 Slang Dict. Corker, ‘that's a corker’, i.e. that settles the question, or closes the discussion.

1889 Voice (N.Y.) 5 Dec. ‘It's a corker. If it [a proposed law] passes we'll have to quit.’

b. A person or thing of surpassing size or excellence; a stunner; also used ironically. colloquial and dialect.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > excellent person or thing

carbunclea1350

swanc1386

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diamondc1440

broocha1464

surmounterc1500

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superlative1577

transcendent1593

Arabian birda1616

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peach1710

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admiration1717

spanker1751

first-raterc1760

no slouch of1767

nailer1806

tip-topper1822

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bird1839

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beater1845

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screamer1846

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bottler1855

beaut1866

bobby-dazzler1866

one out of the box1867

stem-winder1875

corker1877

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daisy1886

jim-dandy1887

cracker1891

jim-hickey1895

peacherino1896

pippin1897

alpha plus1898

peacherine1900

pip1900

humdinger1905

bosker1906

hummer1907

good egg1914

superstar1914

the berries1918

bee's knee1923

the cat's whiskers1923

smash1923

smash hit1923

brahma1925

dilly1935

piss-cutter1935

killer1937

killer-diller1938

a hard act to follow1942

peacheroo1942

bitch1946

brammerc1950

hot shit1960

Tiffany1973

bollocks1981

1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. Cauker, anything very big, especially a heavy blow or a great lie.

1882 Cornhill Mag. 325 We look over our boat-side and see the big ‘corkers’ rising up out of the marl and sand in which their roots lie buried.

1887 D. C. Murray Nov. Note Bk. v My first job in this here line was just a corker... I was hed that time.

a1889 in A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang. (at cited word) Jake Kilrain is a corker, and ought to have the championship of the world.

1903 Westm. Gaz. 7 Sept. 2/3 The chairman,..in proposing his health, is reported to have said, ‘Sir Thomas, you're a corker.’

1904 ‘O. Henry’ Cabbages & Kings xiv. 226 By heavens! that dictator chap is a corker! He's a dictator clear down to his finger-ends.

1909 H. G. Wells Tono-Bungay (U.K. ed.) i. iii. 75 Had her cry, of course... But now—buoyant again!.. She's a Corker.

1924 D. H. Lawrence & M. L. Skinner Boy in Bush i. 16 ‘You're a corker!’ said Mr George, shaking his head with new misgiving.

1930 R. Lehmann Note in Music iv. 179 Frightfully nice, though. So was the old lady. She was a corker.

1936 P. G. Wodehouse Laughing Gas ii. 25 ‘You really enjoy watching fights?’ ‘I know what you mean,’ I said. ‘Nine times out of ten they're absolute washouts, of course. But this one was a corker.’

1937 N. Marsh Vintage Murder xiv. 158 ‘You're a corker, you are,’ said Wade hotly.

1969 R. D. Abrahams Jump-rope Rhymes 132 My girl's a corker.

c. Used attributively or as adj. Fine, splendid, enjoyable, stunning. New Zealand colloquial.

ΚΠ

1937 N. Marsh Vintage Murder vii. 72 He talks with a corker sort of voice. Not queeny, but just corker.

1947 ‘A. P. Gaskell’ Big Game 30 It's a corker wee place.

1948 D. Ballantyne Cunninghams i. ix. 53 The kids told Syd what a corker sixer it had been.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	corker
释义	corkern. Brit. /ˈkɔːkə/, U.S. /ˈkɔrkər/ Etymology: < cork n.¹ + -er suffix¹. †1. a. ? A cork-cutter. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1723 London Gaz. No. 6172/11 John Ping..Corker. b. One who corks; one who provides a bottle with a cork. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > other manual or industrial workers > [noun] > who cork bottles corker?1881 wirer1901 ?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 58 Blacking Manufacture: Liquid: Bottlers... Cooper. Corker. 1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §459 Corker; cork fitter; drives corks into bottles filled with beer, mineral waters, etc., by hand, or by machine which he feeds with corks. 2. a. slang. Something that closes a discussion, or puts an end to any matter; a ‘settler’; a thing that one cannot get over. Hence, something very striking or astonishing, e.g. a monstrous lie. (Cf. caulker n. 4.) ΚΠ 1837 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker 1st Ser. (ed. 2) xix. (Farmer) Then I lets him have it..jist three corkers. 1873 Slang Dict. Corker, ‘that's a corker’, i.e. that settles the question, or closes the discussion. 1889 Voice (N.Y.) 5 Dec. ‘It's a corker. If it [a proposed law] passes we'll have to quit.’ b. A person or thing of surpassing size or excellence; a stunner; also used ironically. colloquial and dialect. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > excellent person or thing carbunclea1350 swanc1386 phoenixc1400 diamondc1440 broocha1464 surmounterc1500 sovereign?a1513 primrose peerless1523 superlative1577 transcendent1593 Arabian birda1616 crack1637 first rate1681 peach1710 phoenicle1711 admiration1717 spanker1751 first-raterc1760 no slouch of1767 nailer1806 tip-topper1822 ripper1825 ripstaver1828 apotheosis1832 clinker1836 clipper1836 bird1839 keener1839 ripsnorter1840 beater1845 firecracker1845 pumpkin1845 screamer1846 stunner1847 bottler1855 beaut1866 bobby-dazzler1866 one out of the box1867 stem-winder1875 corker1877 trimmer1878 hot stuff1884 daisy1886 jim-dandy1887 cracker1891 jim-hickey1895 peacherino1896 pippin1897 alpha plus1898 peacherine1900 pip1900 humdinger1905 bosker1906 hummer1907 good egg1914 superstar1914 the berries1918 bee's knee1923 the cat's whiskers1923 smash1923 smash hit1923 brahma1925 dilly1935 piss-cutter1935 killer1937 killer-diller1938 a hard act to follow1942 peacheroo1942 bitch1946 brammerc1950 hot shit1960 Tiffany1973 bollocks1981 1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. Cauker, anything very big, especially a heavy blow or a great lie. 1882 Cornhill Mag. 325 We look over our boat-side and see the big ‘corkers’ rising up out of the marl and sand in which their roots lie buried. 1887 D. C. Murray Nov. Note Bk. v My first job in this here line was just a corker... I was hed that time. a1889 in A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang. (at cited word) Jake Kilrain is a corker, and ought to have the championship of the world. 1903 Westm. Gaz. 7 Sept. 2/3 The chairman,..in proposing his health, is reported to have said, ‘Sir Thomas, you're a corker.’ 1904 ‘O. Henry’ Cabbages & Kings xiv. 226 By heavens! that dictator chap is a corker! He's a dictator clear down to his finger-ends. 1909 H. G. Wells Tono-Bungay (U.K. ed.) i. iii. 75 Had her cry, of course... But now—buoyant again!.. She's a Corker. 1924 D. H. Lawrence & M. L. Skinner Boy in Bush i. 16 ‘You're a corker!’ said Mr George, shaking his head with new misgiving. 1930 R. Lehmann Note in Music iv. 179 Frightfully nice, though. So was the old lady. She was a corker. 1936 P. G. Wodehouse Laughing Gas ii. 25 ‘You really enjoy watching fights?’ ‘I know what you mean,’ I said. ‘Nine times out of ten they're absolute washouts, of course. But this one was a corker.’ 1937 N. Marsh Vintage Murder xiv. 158 ‘You're a corker, you are,’ said Wade hotly. 1969 R. D. Abrahams Jump-rope Rhymes 132 My girl's a corker. c. Used attributively or as adj. Fine, splendid, enjoyable, stunning. New Zealand colloquial. ΚΠ 1937 N. Marsh Vintage Murder vii. 72 He talks with a corker sort of voice. Not queeny, but just corker. 1947 ‘A. P. Gaskell’ Big Game 30 It's a corker wee place. 1948 D. Ballantyne Cunninghams i. ix. 53 The kids told Syd what a corker sixer it had been. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1723
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