How to pronounce cork

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What cork means

noun

Light, spongy tree bark used to plug bottles

In a sentence: The fishing float was made of cork, so it bobbed on top of the water.

Where it comes from: It came into English from Dutch. The Dutch word came from Spanish, either from its word for this bark or from a word for a shoe with a cork sole.

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