corves
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The sleepers on which the rails for the corves, or little waggons, were laid, were very slippery.
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Pools of water stood between them and often covered them, and blocks of coal of all sizes, which had shaken from the corves, lay in the road.
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Now when thou hearst a team of corves coming along, pull yon end and open the door.
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I doan't think thou'lt feel lonely here, for along that side road they bring down other corves and the horse comes and takes 'em on.
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"How often do the corves come along?"
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