corf

(kôrf)

noun pl. corves

Brit. a basket or small cart, as for carrying coal, ore, etc. in mines

Origin: ME < MDu & MLowG < L corbis, a basket: see corbeil

See corf in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. corves corves (kôrvz)
Chiefly British

A truck, tub, or basket used in a mine.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, basket

Origin: , from Middle Dutch corf

Origin: or Middle Low German korf

Origin: , both probably from Latin corbis

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