corbie

[ kawr-bee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Scot.

corbie

/ ˈkɔːbɪ; ˈkɔːrbɪ /

Origin of corbie¹

1150–1200; Middle English corbin < Old French < Latin corvīnus corvine

Origin of corbie¹

C15: from Old French corbin, from Latin corvīnus corvine

Notwithstanding Colette of Corbie's attempted restoration of the rule, the old discipline was nowhere observed.

When the corbie is from home, it's like to be an ill day for wee lame lammies!

Ye're like the corbie messenger—ye come wi' neither alms nor answer.

On detraining at Longeau, the Battalion marched to billets in Corbie, where it stayed for one night.

At Corbie, in Picardy, a rate was levied to pay the salary of the librarian, and to cover part of the cost of bookbinding.

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