corf

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kɔːf/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kôrf )


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
corf  (kôrf ),USA pronunciation n., pl. corves (kôrvz).USA pronunciation [Brit.]
  1. Mining, British Terms
    • a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
    • 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.
  • Latin corbis basket; compare corbeil
  • Middle Dutch (cognate with German Korb)
  • Middle English 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
corf / kɔːf/ (corves)
  1. a wagon or basket used formerly in mines
Etymology: 14th Century: from Middle Dutch corf or Middle Low German korf, probably from Latin corbis basket
'corf' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
corves - corvette

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