corves

[ kawrvz ]

noun

1. plural of corf.

corves

/ kɔːvz /

noun

1. the plural of corf

Example Sentences

In the West Riding the work of hurrying or pushing the corves was often done by girls at the time of the report: ‘Chained, belted, harnessed like dogs in a go-cart, black, saturated with wet, and more than half naked—crawling upon their hands and feet, and dragging their heavy loads behind them—they present an appearance indescribably disgusting and unnatural.’

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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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Now when thou hearst a team of corves coming along, pull yon end and open the door.

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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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