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corked off

corked off is the simple past and past participle of cork off.

Meaning of cork off

Verb

cork off (third-person singular simple present corks off, present participle corking off, simple past and past participle corked off)

  1. (US, slang) To fall asleep.
    • ‘I'm going to sleep on the major's bed,’ Bonello said. ‘I'm going to sleep where the old man corks off.’1929, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Folio Society, published 2008, page 183

Questions about corked off

What is corked off the simple past and past participle of?
Corked off is the simple past and past participle of cork off.

Words near corked off in the dictionary

  1. Corke
  2. corked
  3. corked bat
  4. corked bats
  5. corked it
  6. corked off
  7. corked out
  8. corked up
  9. corker
  10. Corkerhill
  11. Corkern

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