corf

Meaning

  1. A large basket, especially as used for coal.
  2. A container (basket, wooden box with holes etc.) used to store live fish underwater.
  3. A wooden frame, sled, or low-wheeled wagon, to convey coal or ore in the mines.

Translations

Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɔːf/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English corf, borrowed from Middle Low German korf or Middle Dutch korf, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *korb.

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