corked up
Example Sentences
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Oldendorf corked up the mouth of the strait with his old battlewagons, sent destroyers up ahead.
From Time Magazine Archive
It does feel a bit more corked up in stock form compared to the others, too.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Better unstopper him and take off the bandages," says I. And say, he had a lot of language corked up inside of him.
From Shorty McCabe by Wilson, F. Vaux (Francis Vaux)
A hollow cylinder of wood or metal, about three inches long, and corked up at one end, is all that is essential.
From The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries by Galton, Francis, Sir
The neat-herd king forthwith corked up the phial, and the ghost could not get out.
From Folk-Tales of Bengal by Day, Lal Behari
