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Cork stoppers, bobbers and other stuff
Now and Then
roger branch
Cork, made from the bark of cork oaks (also known as cork trees) figured prominently in the vocabulary of many Southern speakers because it is used in so many ways. Found in many parts of the world, these trees have been farmed for centuries on the arid plains of southern Spain and Portugal and in Italy. If the bark is properly stripped away, the trees survive and in time grow replacement covering.
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