corves

[ kawrvz ]

/ kɔrvz /

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noun

plural of corf.

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Words nearby corves

coruscant, coruscate, coruscation, Corvallis, corvée, corves, corvette, corvina, corvine, Corvisart des Marets, Corvisart's facies

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How to use corves in a sentence

The corves were placed together in a cage, between which and the pit-ropes there was usually from fifteen to twenty feet of chain.
Lives of the Engineers|Samuel Smiles
Now when thou hearst a team of corves coming along, pull yon end and open the door.
Facing Death|G. A. Henty
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
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

The reduced value of the corves is forty-nine livres fifteen sols.
The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 1 (of 6)|Hippolyte A. Taine

British Dictionary definitions for corves

corves

/ (kɔːvz) /

noun

the plural of corf

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