The Clue
Vintner's purchase (5 letter answer)
The Answer
CORKS
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Notes
The answer CORKS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2400 puzzles.
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Definition
CORK as a noun:
1. outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
2. (phellem, cork) = (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells
3. a port city in southern Ireland
4. (cork, bottle cork) = the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)
5. (bob, bobber, cork, bobfloat) = a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line
CORK as a verb:
1. (cork, cork up) = close a bottle with a cork
2. stuff with cork; "The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter"