Men or lads remove the full bottles, replacing them by empty ones, while other hands convey them to the corkers, whose guillotine machines are incessantly in motion; next the agrafeurs secure the corks by means of an iron staple, termed an agrafe; and then the bottles are conveyed either to a capacious apartment aboveground, known as a cellier, or to a cool cellar, according to the number of atmospheres the wine may indicate.
"Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines"
Henry Vizetelly
He gave dinners-corkers they were.
"The Fighting Chance"
Robert W. Chambers
They're showin' some corkers lately.
"Torchy and Vee"
Sewell Ford