Yes it is, Frank. Dont you see? Laertes is to take the best of care of his friends—his proved friends, on the same principle that a wine-corker takes the best of care of his proved bottles.
Well, a body is bound to admit that for just a modest little one-line ad., its a corker.
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Corker — is an occupational surname, and may refer to: Bob Corker, United States politician, currently serving as the junior US Senator from Tennessee Matt Corker Thomas Corker Stephen A. Corker James Corker John Corker Maurus Corker … Wikipedia
Corker — ist der Name folgender Personen: Bob Corker (* 1952), US amerikanischer Politiker Stephen A. Corker (1830–1879), US amerikanischer Politiker Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort … Deutsch Wikipedia
corker — 1837, slang, something that settles a debate, discussion, conflict, etc.; hence something astonishing (1880s). Probably the notion is of putting a cork in a bottle … Etymology dictionary
corker — ► NOUN informal ▪ an excellent person or thing. DERIVATIVES corking adjective … English terms dictionary
corker — [kôr′kər] n. [slang senses < CORK in sense “stopper”] 1. a worker or device that corks bottles 2. Slang a) a remarkable person or thing b) an argument, statement, etc. that appears conclusive c) a preposterous lie … English World dictionary
Corker — This interesting surname is a variant of Cork itself deriving from the Celtic word corcair (medieval English Cork ), a purple or red dye stuff and was originally given as a metonymic occupational name to a supplier of this dye or to a dyer of… … Surnames reference
corker — [[t]kɔ͟ː(r)kə(r)[/t]] corkers N COUNT If you say that someone or something is a corker, you mean that they are very good. [BRIT, INFORMAL, OLD FASHIONED] Howard Wilkinson has come up with an absolute corker of an idea … English dictionary
corker — /ˈkɔkə / (say kawkuh) noun 1. someone or something that corks. 2. Colloquial something striking or astonishing: *It was a regular corker. –henry handel richardson, 1925. –adjective 3. Colloquial fine; excellent; splendid: *You re a corker cook, A …
corker — n Something excellent, outstanding. Boy, that storm last night was a real corker, wasn t it? 1880s … Historical dictionary of American slang
corker — n. someone or something good, funny, or entertaining. □ That was a real orker. I thought I’d die laughing. □ Tracy is quite a corker. I bet she’s fun at parties … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
