Corf

/kɔːrf/ noun

Definition

A large basket or container used in mines or quarries to carry coal, ore, or stone; a similar basket used for fish.

Etymology

From Old Norse 'korfr' meaning basket, cognate with Old English 'ceorf' and Dutch 'korf'. The word traveled with mining culture throughout Northern Europe.

Kelly Says

The humble corf basket was the literal transport system of the Industrial Revolution—miners like the young children working in the 1800s hauled corfs of coal that lit and warmed the Industrial world.

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