Definition of Corf. Meaning of Corf. Synonyms of Corf

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Definition of Corf

Corf
Corf Corf (k[^o]rf), n.; pl. Corves (k[^o]rvz). [Cf. LG. & D. korf basket, G. korb, fr. L. corbis.] 1. A basket. 2. (Mining) (a) A large basket used in carrying or hoisting coal or ore. (b) A wooden frame, sled, or low-wheeled wagon, to convey coal or ore in the mines.

Meaning of Corf from wikipedia

- A corf (pl. corves) also spelt corve (pl. corves) is a container of wood, net, chicken wire, metal or plastic used to contain live fish, eels or crustaceans...
- Corf Warehouse is a Category A listed building in Portsoy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Dating to 1765, it stands in S****head, on the western side of Portsoy...
- up corf in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A corf is an underwater container used to hold live fish or crustaceans. Corf may also refer to: Corf (mining)...
- A corf (pl. corves) also spelt corve (pl. corves) in mining is a wicker basket or a small human powered (in later times in the case of the larger mines...
- successful event. A related concept is cutting off reflected failure (CORFing). This is the idea that people tend to dis****ociate themselves from lower-status...
- 18th century; Category C listed) 10 S****head (1726; Category A listed) Corf Warehouse, S****head (1765; Category A listed) Former James Watt Warehouse...
- Council and the Scottish Civic Trust. Its office is located in Portsoy's Corf Warehouse. As of 2024, Paul Higson is NESPT's project director. "North East...
- coal. Common particularly in the early 19th century, the hurrier pulled a corf (basket or small wagon) full of coal along roadways as small as 0.4 metres...
- "corvette" is first found in Middle French, a diminutive of the Dutch word corf, meaning a "basket", from the Latin corbis. The rank "corvette captain",...
- Corve may refer to: Corf, an underwater container used to hold live fish or crustaceans Corf (mining), a basket or small wagon for transporting coal River...