name
Meaning 1
A commune in Somme department, Hauts-de-France, France.
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Standard Lemma guide
corbie
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noun
Meaning 2
A raven or crow (typically Corvus corax).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland
Examples
- 1825, Basil Hall, journal entry quoted in 1837, Walter Scott, J. G. Lockhart (editor), Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart., in The Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 7, page 417, From parrots we got to corbies, or ravens, and he told us with infinite humour a story of a certain tame bird of this description, whose constant delight was to do mischief, and to plague all mankind and beastkind.
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noun
Meaning 3
Either of two moth species of genus Oncopera, whose larvae feed on grasses, especially Oncopera intricata.
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Usage: Australia
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History
Etymology
From Middle French corbeau, from Old French corb (from Latin corvus (“raven”)) or Old French corbel (“crow”) (from Late Latin corbellus, from Latin corvus). See also Norman corbin.
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