corf

• Hazels are cultivated not only for the nuts, but for corf-rods,[1] hoops, fencing, &c.;, and hazel-charcoal, like beech-charcoal, is used for crayons. —  Miscellanea
• But one fancies that a rough sort of basket-making might almost be devised out of one's own head, especially if he had been taught (as we were, by a favourite nursemaid) to plait rushes FOOTNOTES Footnote 1: A corf is a large basket used for carrying coals or other minerals in a mine MAY-DAY OLD STYLE AND NEW STYLE Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger Comes dancing from the East, and leads with her The flow'ry May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose." —  Miscellanea
• Don't know oo you are, ole pal, but you're a bit of orl right Don't I look a corf-drop? —  The Servant in the House
• "Yes, 'e' as got a corf," said Emily, watching Maggie with all her eyes. —  The Captives
• [Footnote 1: A corf is a large basket used for carrying coals or other minerals in a mine.] —  Miscellanea

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