corbie

American  

[kawr-bee] / ˈkɔr bi /

noun

Scot.

1. a raven or crow.

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corbie British  

/ ˈkɔːbɪ, ˈkɔːrbɪ /

noun

1. a Scot name for raven 1 crow 1

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Etymology

Origin of corbie

1150–1200; Middle English corbin < Old French < Latin corvīnus corvine

Example Sentences

It was like a muckle black corbie carrying off a cushat doo.

From Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not by Edwards, G. H. (George Henry)

Tom, lad, I am not altogether satisfied that yon corbie was a trustworthy messenger.

From Viking Boys by Saxby, Jessie Margaret Edmondston

Weel, as he cam’ ower the wast end o’ the Black Hill ae day, he saw first twa, an’ syne fower, an’ syne seeven corbie craws fleein’ round an’ round abune the auld kirkyaird.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

"Bring him safe," said she, "for if you fail, and prove a corbie messenger, I promise you worse than the sharpest sting of the most angry bee."

From Henrietta's Wish Or, Domineering by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

"And yesterday, workin' my stockin', And you wi' the sheep on the hill, A muckle black corbie sat croakin'; I kend it foreboded some ill."

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century by Rogers, Charles