Judy Madnick
September 5th, 2007, 07:32 PM
There are a total of 19 definitions for CORF. Please vote for two, by
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1. a deep ravine.
2. a kind of lime mortar.
3. a raven [also corb or corbie].
4. a resident of the Greek island, Corfu.
5. (_Scot._) 1. To scrape or scratch; 2. To engrave.
6. shredded and compacted leather used for saddles [origin unk.].
7. the lint-like detritus resulting from tearing microperforated
paper.
8. waste from a joinery works, consisting of sawdust, shavings and
small offcuts.
9. small scraps of hemp, which were mixed with tar and pounded into
the seams of sailing ships.
10. any of various tropical marine gastropod mollusks, especially of
the genera _Strombus_ and _Cassis_, having large, often brightly
colored spiral shells and edible flesh (from Latin _corfa_
"shellfish, mollusk", from Greek _korphe_ "mussel, shell").
11. a tributary valley that joins a main valley where the latter has
been deepened, usually by glacial erosion, resulting in a steep
drop from the floor of the tributary valley to the floor of the
main valley.
12. an axe head designed for the specialized needs of firefighters
[Chop Open, Repel Fire].
13. a basket; an unspecified quantity [MDu corf, curf ad. L corbis
'basket'].
14. material made from coconut fibers and used to form porous
planters.
15. [Gk.] a knotted wedding veil made of lace or silk.
16. trimmings from woodworking [Now rare].
17. miner's basket, trolley or wagon.
18. dry, brittle, withered.
19. Eastern sawgrass.
public
reply to this message, before the deadline, which is 9:00 AM EDT on
Friday,
September 07, 2007, or 6:00 AM PDT. As always, I take responsibility
for any typos, etc. (I posted this on the Google group website and
will be interested in learning how it formats in your email programs.)
1. a deep ravine.
2. a kind of lime mortar.
3. a raven [also corb or corbie].
4. a resident of the Greek island, Corfu.
5. (_Scot._) 1. To scrape or scratch; 2. To engrave.
6. shredded and compacted leather used for saddles [origin unk.].
7. the lint-like detritus resulting from tearing microperforated
paper.
8. waste from a joinery works, consisting of sawdust, shavings and
small offcuts.
9. small scraps of hemp, which were mixed with tar and pounded into
the seams of sailing ships.
10. any of various tropical marine gastropod mollusks, especially of
the genera _Strombus_ and _Cassis_, having large, often brightly
colored spiral shells and edible flesh (from Latin _corfa_
"shellfish, mollusk", from Greek _korphe_ "mussel, shell").
11. a tributary valley that joins a main valley where the latter has
been deepened, usually by glacial erosion, resulting in a steep
drop from the floor of the tributary valley to the floor of the
main valley.
12. an axe head designed for the specialized needs of firefighters
[Chop Open, Repel Fire].
13. a basket; an unspecified quantity [MDu corf, curf ad. L corbis
'basket'].
14. material made from coconut fibers and used to form porous
planters.
15. [Gk.] a knotted wedding veil made of lace or silk.
16. trimmings from woodworking [Now rare].
17. miner's basket, trolley or wagon.
18. dry, brittle, withered.
19. Eastern sawgrass.