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corf
[ kawrf ]
noun
, British.
, plural corves [kawrvz].
- 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.
corf
/ kɔːf /
noun
- a wagon or basket used formerly in mines
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of corf1
C14: from Middle Dutch corf or Middle Low German korf, probably from Latin corbis basket
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Example Sentences
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.
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"Then I'll want corf drops, not them," and with that he handed me a packet of cigarettes.
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No Corf to-day, now, though about only an hours sail from here!
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While I was loading my corf, he asked me if I should like to have him for a father-in-law.
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They reached Corf, hanged Liovecchio and planted a garrison there.
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