corf
Americannoun
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corves
plural
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Mining.
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a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
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a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
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a basket, cage, or boxlike structure with perforations for keeping lobsters or fish alive in water.
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Etymology
Origin of corf
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle Dutch (cognate with German Korb ) < Latin corbis basket; cf. corbeil
Example Sentences
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My missis sent me fur a bottle o' medicine fur me corf.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 29, 1920 by Sir Owen Seaman
"I'm feather-legged Ned, with ther consumptive corf," said Nickie.
From The Missing Link by Edward Dyson
"Yes, 'e 'as got a corf," said Emily, watching Maggie with all her eyes.
From The Captives by Sir Hugh Walpole
Our skipper had a bad leg, so as I was going aboard for some corf mixture, he just arst me to get him a drop of something to rub in.
From A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell by Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
The report was louder that artillery, and the machinery at the mouth of the pit was blown down, and scattered about to some distance, with corves &c., from the bottom of the shaft.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 2, 2012
The sleepers on which the rails for the corves, or little waggons, were laid, were very slippery.
From Facing Death The Hero of the Vaughan Pit. A Tale of the Coal Mines by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
Pools of water stood between them and often covered them, and blocks of coal of all sizes, which had shaken from the corves, lay in the road.
From Facing Death The Hero of the Vaughan Pit. A Tale of the Coal Mines by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
The corves were made out of hollowed corks; the ropes were supplied by twine; and a few bits of wood gleaned from the refuse of the carpenter’s shop completed their materials.
From Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson by Samuel Smiles
Now when thou hearst a team of corves coming along, pull yon end and open the door.
From Facing Death The Hero of the Vaughan Pit. A Tale of the Coal Mines by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
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