CORKWING

Etymology

Noun

corkwing (plural corkwings)

A fish, the goldfinny.

Source: Wiktionary


Cork"wing` (-wng`), n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A fish; the goldsinny.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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