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corf

/kawrf/US // kɔrf //UK // (kɔːf) //

珊瑚,珊瑚礁,珊瑚岛,珊瑚虫

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 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.