corf en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English corf, borrowed from Middle Low German korf or Middle Dutch korf, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *korb.
Meanings
-
A large basket, especially as used for coal.
Why, I am simple as a pony, Sir […]?– born in a Drift, a Corf for my cradle, and nought but the Back-shift for Schoolmasters there […]?
1997, Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon:
- A container (basket, wooden box with holes etc.) used to store live fish underwater.
- A wooden frame, sled, or low-wheeled wagon, to convey coal or ore in the mines.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| corves | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| corfs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (15)
pt cofo (container used to store live fish underwater) · da dam (container used to store live fish underwater) · mi pūkirikiri (large basket, especially as used for coal) · de Fischkasten (container used to store live fish underwater) · fi hiilikori (large basket, especially as used for coal) · bg винтер (container used to store live fish underwater) · fi sumppu (container used to store live fish underwater) · da hyttefad (container used to store live fish underwater) · mi korotete (container used to store live fish underwater) · pt samburá (container used to store live fish underwater) · pl kosz do noszenia węgla (large basket, especially as used for coal) · sv sump (container used to store live fish underwater) · ga féan guail (large basket, especially as used for coal) · pl sadz (container used to store live fish underwater) · mi whakarino (container used to store live fish underwater)