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corkscrew (n.)

"tool used to draw corks from bottles," 1720, from cork (n.) + screw (n.). Given various figurative or extended senses from c. 1815; the verb is attested from 1837 (transitive), 1853 intransitive.

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Definitions of corkscrew from WordNet
1
corkscrew (v.)
move in a spiral or zigzag course;
Synonyms: spiral
2
corkscrew (n.)
a bottle opener that pulls corks;
Synonyms: bottle screw
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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