recorkv.
/ˌriːˈkɔːk/, U.S. /riˈkɔrk/ transitive. To cork again; to provide with a new cork. Also figurative.
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the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > close or shut [verb (transitive)] > close an aperture or orifice > with a plug or stopper > again
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1794 J. Watt in T. Beddoes & J. Watt Considerations Medicinal Use & Production Factitious Airs ii. 22 The opening of Z..should be re-corked as soon as the air-holder is full.
1828 Times 21 Nov. 3/4 A remarkably docile and exceedingly well-taught elephant..would uncork a bottle, drink out the water, and then recork the bottle.
1884 Graphic 23 Aug. 207/2 I ordered the..bottles to be refilled, recorked, and served a second time.
1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xv. [Circe] 501 (He uncorks himself behind: then, contorting his features, farts loudly.) Take that! (He recorks himself.)
1969 E. Penning-Rowsell Wines of Bordeaux xviii. 271 The leading châteaux re-cork their reserves of old wines roughly every twenty-five years.
1992 Which? May 235/3 If you plan to finish a bottle of white wine, say, within a couple of days of opening, it should come to little harm recorked and stored in the fridge.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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