corf
/kawrf/US // kɔrf //UK // (kɔːf) //
珊瑚,珊瑚礁,珊瑚岛,珊瑚虫
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural corves [kawrvz]. /kɔrvz/. British.
- : Mining. a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- : a basket, cage, or boxlike structure with perforations for keeping lobsters or fish alive in water.
Examples
I bought no end o' lozengers and things off the barrers, as they sez cures a corf in no time; but they didn't do me a bit o' good.
"Then I'll want corf drops, not them," and with that he handed me a packet of cigarettes.
No Corf to-day, now, though about only an hours sail from here!
While I was loading my corf, he asked me if I should like to have him for a father-in-law.
They reached Corf, hanged Liovecchio and planted a garrison there.
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