Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cork borer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: cork -bor-er
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A laboratory tool for cutting a hole in a cork or rubber stopper to insert glass tubing.

Inflected Forms

cork borers (plural) corkborer (alternative)

Questions

What does cork borer mean?: A laboratory tool for cutting a hole in a cork or rubber stopper to insert glass tubing.

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