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

Words nearby corf

core strength, core subjects, core time, core tool, Corey, corf, Corfam, Corfu, corgi, Cori, coria

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How to use corf in a sentence

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
"Then I'll want corf drops, not them," and with that he handed me a packet of cigarettes.
500 of the Best Cockney War Stories|Various
No Corf to-day, now, though about only an hours sail from here!
William Sharp (Fiona Macleod)|Elizabeth A. Sharp
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

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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