corbie

[ kawr-bee ]

nounScot.
  1. a raven or crow.

Origin of corbie

1
1150–1200; Middle English corbin<Old French <Latin corvīnuscorvine

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corbie

/ (ˈkɔːbɪ, Scottish ˈkɔːrbɪ) /


noun
  1. a Scot name for raven 1, crow 1

Origin of corbie

1
C15: from Old French corbin, from Latin corvīnus corvine

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