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cork tip

cork tip noun: an early type of cigarette tip.

cork tip: an early type of cigarette tip
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Noun

cork tip (plural cork tips)

  1. (obsolete) an early type of cigarette tip

Forms of cork tip

pluralcork tips

Origin of cork tip

Descriptive: Cigarettes filters were originally made of cork and used to prevent tobacco flakes from getting on the smoker's tongue. Many tips are still patterned to look like cork.

Questions about cork tip

What does cork tip mean?
Cork tip means an early type of cigarette tip.
What part of speech is cork tip?
Cork tip is a noun.
What is the plural of cork tip?
The plural of cork tip is cork tips.

Words near cork tip in the dictionary

  1. cork oak
  2. cork oaks
  3. cork off
  4. cork out
  5. cork taint
  6. cork tip
  7. cork tipped
  8. cork tips
  9. cork tree
  10. cork trees
  11. cork up

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