Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A kind of fish.
  • noun A Hebrew and Phenician oil-measure, supposed to be equal to 96 United States (old wine) gallons. The cor (translated measure) is mentioned in Luke xvi. 7 as a dry measure. Also chor.
  • noun An abbreviation of Corinthians.
  • noun See core, corps.
  • noun The heart, in the anatomical sense; the physiologically central organ of the system of blood-vessels.
  • noun An abbreviation of coroner; [l. c.]
  • noun of correlative
  • noun of correspondence, correspondent, and corresponding.
  • noun Assimilated form of com-, con-, before r. See com-.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A Hebrew measure of capacity; a homer.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A Hebrew measure of capacity; a core or homer.
  • interjection UK Expression of surprise.

Etymologies

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Hebrew

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A worn-down form of God.

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  • A short form of the expression "gor blimey," or "gorblimey" or "cor blimey," often pronounced without the "r."

    June 11, 2010

  • Often? I can't imagine this being said in an accent that had r there.

    June 11, 2010