corbie
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of corbie
1150–1200; Middle English corbin < Old French < Latin corvīnus corvine
Example Sentences
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But when the root of the aik decays, And the mistletoe dwines on its withered breast, The grass shall grow on Errol’s hearthstane, And the corbie roup in the falcon’s nest.
From The Golden Bough by Frazer, James George, Sir
Tom, lad, I am not altogether satisfied that yon corbie was a trustworthy messenger.
From Viking Boys by Saxby, Jessie Margaret Edmondston
In Holland, Belgium and Scotland a succession of steps was employed, which in the latter country are known as crow gables or corbie steps.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
Weel, as he came ower the wast end o' the Black Hill, ae day, he saw first twa, an' syne fower, an' syne seeven corbie craws fleein' round an' round abune the auld kirkyaird.
From Stories by English Authors: Scotland (Selected by Scribners) by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)
Ye're like the corbie messenger—ye come wi' neither alms nor answer.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
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