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corbie

/kawr-bee/US // ˈkɔr bi //UK // (ˈkɔːbɪ, Scottish ˈkɔːrbɪ) //

科比,科尔比,珂比

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Scot.

    • : a raven or crow.

Examples

  • Notwithstanding Colette of Corbie's attempted restoration of the rule, the old discipline was nowhere observed.

  • When the corbie is from home, it's like to be an ill day for wee lame lammies!

  • Ye're like the corbie messenger—ye come wi' neither alms nor answer.

  • On detraining at Longeau, the Battalion marched to billets in Corbie, where it stayed for one night.

  • At Corbie, in Picardy, a rate was levied to pay the salary of the librarian, and to cover part of the cost of bookbinding.