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  • noun Plural form of screwtop.

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Examples

  • And the reason for that is that because the squadron that flies these Hawkeyes for obvious reasons, is called the screwtops, and he's the number three screwtop, right?

    CNN Transcript Mar 26, 2002 2002

  • After reading Taber's book I'm convinced that the tide is turning--and for good reason--against a mindless opposition to screwtops and other alternatives to plain old cork.

    Wine Book Club #3: To Cork Or Not to Cork? 2008

  • After reading Taber's book I'm convinced that the tide is turning--and for good reason--against a mindless opposition to screwtops and other alternatives to plain old cork.

    Archive 2008-06-01 2008

  • I know some wineries are moving to screwtops, but we did find it funny to unscrew the top.

    Archive 2005-01-01 Linda 2005

  • I know some wineries are moving to screwtops, but we did find it funny to unscrew the top.

    Veal Chops and Herbed Potatoes from the French Countryside Linda 2005

  • Since demand for cork is going down in the wine industry (because of metal screwtops and plastic stoppers), Portugese engineers are looking for other uses for the natural material.

    TreeHugger 2010

  • Since demand for cork is going down in the wine industry (because of metal screwtops and plastic stoppers), Portugese engineers are looking for other uses for the natural material.

    TreeHugger 2010

  • Since demand for cork is going down in the wine industry (because of metal screwtops and plastic stoppers), Portugese engineers are looking for other uses for the natural material.

    TreeHugger 2010

  • Other way round: cork oak woods are dwindling because the wine industry is switching to plastic "corks" and screwtops.

    Pharyngula 2010

  • That can be quite a feat to perform without spilling a drop eh, not to mention running the risk of the beverage leaking due to dodgy screwtops and ill-fitting lids, but those could be a thing of the past with the

    Coolest Gadgets Edwin 2010

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