corf meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

corf

noun

UK /kɔːf/ · US /kɔɹf/

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

Business, Mining 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 […]?1997, Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon:

Fishing, Hobbies, Lifestyle A container (basket, wooden box with holes etc.) used to store live fish underwater.

Business, Mining A wooden frame, sled, or low-wheeled wagon, to convey coal or ore in the mines.