corf
Americannoun
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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.
noun
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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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 Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir
"Yes, 'e 'as got a corf," said Emily, watching Maggie with all her eyes.
From The Captives by Walpole, Hugh, Sir
My missis sent me fur a bottle o' medicine fur me corf.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 29, 1920 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
"I'm feather-legged Ned, with ther consumptive corf," said Nickie.
From The Missing Link by Dyson, Edward
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