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corkindrills

corkindrills is the plural of corkindrill.

Meaning of corkindrill

Noun

corkindrill (plural corkindrills)

  1. A mythological reptilian monster of legend, identified with the crocodile.
    • At this the bird became so nervous that it made a mess on Merlyn's head — the whole room was quite white with droppings — and flew off to perch on the farthest tip of the corkindrill's tail, out of reach.1958, Terence White, The Once and Future King, page 26

Questions about corkindrills

What is corkindrills the plural of?
Corkindrills is the plural of corkindrill.

Words near corkindrills in the dictionary

  1. corkies
  2. corkiest
  3. Corkill
  4. Corkills
  5. corkindrill
  6. corkindrills
  7. corkiness
  8. corking
  9. corking it
  10. corking off
  11. corking out

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