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1 corkscrew
noun (a tool with a screw-like spike, used for drawing corks from bottles.) tappatogari -
2 cork
[ko:k] 1. noun1) (the outer bark of the cork tree (an oak of South Europe, North Africa etc): Cork floats well; ( also adjective) cork floor-tiles.) korkur2) (a stopper for a bottle etc made of cork: Put the cork back in the wine-bottle.) korktappi2. verb(to put a cork or stopper in: He corked the bottle.) setja tappa í
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