corf

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English corf, borrowed from Middle Low German korf or Middle Dutch korf, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *korb. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɔːf/ (General American) IPA(key): /kɔɹf/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)f Hyphenation: corf === Noun === corf (plural corves or corfs) (mining) A large basket, especially as used for coal. (fishing) A container (basket, wooden box with holes etc.) used to store live fish underwater. (mining) A wooden frame, sled, or low-wheeled wagon, to convey coal or ore in the mines. ==== Related terms ==== korfball ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === ofcr == Old French == === Alternative forms === corb, corp, crop === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *corbus < Classical Latin corvus. === Noun === corf oblique singular, m (oblique plural cors, nominative singular cors, nominative plural corf) crow (bird) ==== Related terms ==== corbel