English

Etymology
Via Middle Low German korf or Middle Dutch korf, from Latin corbis �basket�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/k�:f/

Noun
en-noun

1. mining A large basket, especially as used for coal.

#:*1997, 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�? � Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon

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