corf

[ kawrf ]

/ kɔrf /

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.

Words nearby corf

corepressor, corequisite, corer, corespondent, corey, corf, corfam, corfu, corgi, cori, cori cycle

Origin of corf

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle Dutch (cognate with German Korb) < Latin corbis basket; cf. corbeil

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Examples from the Web for corf

I bought no end o' lozengers and things off the barrers, as they sez cures a corf in no time; but they didn't do me a bit o' good.
Rogues and Vagabonds|George R. Sims
A corf is a large basket used for carrying coals or other minerals in a mine.
Miscellanea|Juliana Horatia Ewing
While I was loading my corf, he asked me if I should like to have him for a father-in-law.
The Mysteries of London, v. 1/4|George W. M. Reynolds
At Corf a Turkish pacha came on board with his harem, to our lively interest.
Julia Ward Howe|Laura E. Richards

They reached Corf, hanged Liovecchio and planted a garrison there.
Venice and its Story|Thomas Okey

British Dictionary definitions for corf

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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