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corf

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kɔːf/
  • General-American: /kɔɹf/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)f

1

noun

Meaning 1

A large basket, especially as used for coal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, mining

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A container (basket, wooden box with holes etc.) used to store live fish underwater.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A wooden frame, sled, or low-wheeled wagon, to convey coal or ore in the mines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, mining

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English corf, borrowed from Middle Low German korf or Middle Dutch korf, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *korb.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: hiilikori — large basket, especially as used for coal
  • Irish: féan guail — large basket, especially as used for coal
  • Māori: pūkirikiri — large basket, especially as used for coal
  • Polish: kosz do noszenia węgla — large basket, especially as used for coal
  • Bulgarian: винтер (vinter) — container used to store live fish underwater
  • Danish: hyttefad — container used to store live fish underwater
  • Danish: dam — container used to store live fish underwater
  • Finnish: sumppu — container used to store live fish underwater
  • German: Fischkasten — container used to store live fish underwater
  • Māori: whakarino — container used to store live fish underwater
  • Māori: korotete — container used to store live fish underwater
  • Polish: sadz — container used to store live fish underwater
  • Portuguese: cofo — container used to store live fish underwater
  • Portuguese: samburá — container used to store live fish underwater
  • Swedish: sump — container used to store live fish underwater