corf

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corf

/kɔːf/ UK
/kɔɹf/ US

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)f

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

noun corves · corfs

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 […]?
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.

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noun container used to store live fish underwater

Português	cofo, samburá
Deutsch	Fischkasten

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@misc{corf_2026,
  title = {corf},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/corf},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}