corkscrew

6 ENTRIES FOUND:

1cork·screw

noun \ˈkrk-ˌskrü\

Definition of CORKSCREW

: a device for drawing corks from bottles that has a pointed spiral piece of metal turned by a handle

First Known Use of CORKSCREW

1698

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