Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cork tip

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables
cork tip
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

an early type of cigarette tip

Obsolete

Etymology

Descriptive: Cigarettes filters were originally made of cork and used to prevent tobacco flakes from getting on the smoker's tongue.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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cork tips (plural)

Phrases

cork tipped

Frequently Paired Words

cork tipped

Questions

What does cork tip mean?
an early type of cigarette tip
Where does cork tip come from?
Descriptive: Cigarettes filters were originally made of cork and used to prevent tobacco flakes from getting on the smoker's tongue.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.

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