corker ( synonym found)

Definition of corker:

(n) : one who puts corks into bottles; something remarkable, something over the top
"1857 Yes it is, Frank. Don't you see? Laertes is to take the best of care of his friends -- his proved friends, on the same principal that a wine-corker takes the best of care of his proved bottles. -- Herman Melville, The Confidence-Man,"

Definition of corker:

(n) : one who puts corks into bottles; something remarkable, something over the top
"1857 Yes it is, Frank. Don't you see? Laertes is to take the best of care of his friends -- his proved friends, on the same principal that a wine-corker takes the best of care of his proved bottles. -- Herman Melville, The Confidence-Man,"

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