corf

[ kawrf ]

noun

, British.

, plural corves [kawrvz].

1. Mining.
   1. a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
   2. a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
2. a basket, cage, or boxlike structure with perforations for keeping lobsters or fish alive in water.

corf

/ kɔːf /

noun

1. a wagon or basket used formerly in mines

Word History and Origins

Origin of corf¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle Dutch (cognate with German Korb ) < Latin corbis basket; corbeil

Word History and Origins

Origin of corf¹

C14: from Middle Dutch corf or Middle Low German korf, probably from Latin corbis basket

Example Sentences

I bought no end o' lozengers and things off the barrers, as they sez cures a corf in no time; but they didn't do me a bit o' good.

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"Then I'll want corf drops, not them," and with that he handed me a packet of cigarettes.

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No Corf to-day, now, though about only an hours sail from here!

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While I was loading my corf, he asked me if I should like to have him for a father-in-law.

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They reached Corf, hanged Liovecchio and planted a garrison there.

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