corf
Meaning
- A large basket, especially as used for coal.
- 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.
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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