1. plural of corf; large baskets or containers used for carrying coal, ore, or other materials in mines
Usage: mining

Examples

• The miners loaded the corves with coal from the seam.
• Empty corves were lowered into the shaft each morning.
• The corves were hauled up by the pit ponies.
• Workers repaired the damaged corves before the next shift.
• The mine used wooden corves to transport ore to the surface.