corf

Meaning

Noun

• A large basket, especially as used for coal.
• A container (basket, wooden box with holes etc.) used to store live fish underwater.
• A wooden frame, sled, or low-wheeled wagon, to convey coal or ore in the mines.

Origin

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