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What is a corf?

What is a corf? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (mining) A large basket, especially as used for coal.
  2. A container (basket, wooden box with holes etc.) used to store live fish underwater.
  3. (mining) A wooden frame, sled, or low-wheeled wagon, to convey coal or ore in the mines.
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While I was loading my corf, he asked me if I should like to have him for a father-in-law.
The thrusters often had to push the corf using their heads, leading to the hair on their crown being worn away and the child becoming bald.
Zane, the Venetian commander, wasted his force waiting at Zara, then learned that the allies were at corf.
The younger ones often worked in small teams, with those pushing the corf from the rear being known as thrusters.
Some children were employed as coal trappers, particularly those not yet strong enough to pull or push the corf.
At corf a Turkish pacha came on board with his harem, to our lively interest.

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