corbie

American  

[kawr-bee] / ˈkɔr bi /

noun

Scot.

1. a raven or crow.

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corbie British  

/ ˈkɔːbɪ, ˈkɔːrbɪ /

noun

1. a Scot name for raven 1 crow 1

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Etymology

Origin of corbie

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

Example Sentences

Tom, lad, I am not altogether satisfied that yon corbie was a trustworthy messenger.

From Viking Boys by Saxby, Jessie Margaret Edmondston

"The croup—the croup," screamed one of the gossips; "the innocent is rouping like a corbie."

From The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day by Scott, Walter, Sir

Robin was sitting on the side o' the West Lowmond, ae still gloomy night in September, when he saw a bridal o' corbie craws coming east the lift, just on the edge o' the gloaming.

From The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by Hogg, James

Weel, as he cam’ 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 The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

They wad spare the bairn, and may think you too likely a lad to hang on the walls like a split corbie on the woodsman’s lodge.’

From A Modern Telemachus by Yonge, Charlotte Mary