Meaning of corfs | Babel Free
Definitions
Noun. [B1]
Examples
“Cages, with tubs containing coal, guided in shafts, also superseded the old use of wicker corfs, by being much safer and better […]”
“These corfs were also hauled along the tracks using pit ponies rather than the women and boys who had previously been employed for the task.”
“Descent into a coal mine, early nineteenth century. Notice the wicker corfs that carried coal or people and the naked candle flame […]”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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