corves

[ kawrvz ]

/ kɔrvz /

noun

plural of corf.

Nearby words

coruscant, coruscate, coruscation, coruña, corvallis, corves, corvette, corvina, corvine, corvisart des marets, corvisart's facies

Definition for corves (2 of 2)

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.

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 corves

Corves of 20,000 men used to be forced to clear it out year after year, but at last it was abandoned.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 7|Various
Now when thou hearst a team of corves coming along, pull yon end and open the door.
Facing Death|G. A. Henty
Betwixt these guides, friction-roller sliders are placed, attached to the gin-ropes, to which sliders the corves are suspended.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
Each day the corves had brought the same news from the kitchen.
Atlantic Narratives|Mary Antin

Thus the engine may move with great rapidity, while it imparts an equable slow motion to the corves ascending in the shaft.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

British Dictionary definitions for corves (1 of 2)

corves

/ (kɔːvz) /

noun

the plural of corf

British Dictionary definitions for corves (2 of 2)

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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