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cork North 
n. the edible skin of narwhal and beluga, called muktuk by the Eskimos, eaten fresh and raw by them but usually cooked by whites.
- 1942 The protective "cork" or outer covering of the whale, whether it be bowhead, white whale or narwhal, is highly prized and regarded as a delicacy by the Eskimo. This muktuk is eaten raw or cooked and has the flavour characteristic of shell fish.
- 1942 The protective "cork" or outer covering of the whale, whether it be bowhead, white whale or narwhal, is highly prized and regarded as a delicacy by the Eskimo. This muktuk is eaten raw or cooked and has the flavour characteristic of shell fish.