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corf
[ kawrf ]
/ kɔrf /
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noun, plural corves [kawrvz]. /kɔrvz/. British.
Mining.
- a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
- a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
a basket, cage, or boxlike structure with perforations for keeping lobsters or fish alive in water.
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Origin of corf
1350–1400; Middle English <Middle Dutch (cognate with German Korb) <Latin corbis basket; cf. corbeil
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corf
/ (kɔːf) /
noun plural corves
British a wagon or basket used formerly in mines
Word Origin for corf
C14: from Middle Dutch corf or Middle Low German korf, probably from Latin corbis basket
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