cork tip

noun

an early type of cigarette tip

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Meanings

nouncork tip (plural cork tips)

plural cork tips

  1. obsoletean early type of cigarette tip

Origin

Descriptive: Cigarettes filters were originally made of cork and used to prevent tobacco flakes from getting on the smoker's tongue. Many tips are still patterned to look like cork.

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APA

cork tip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cork%20tip

MLA

“cork tip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cork%20tip. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cork tip,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cork%20tip.

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