{{Short description|Basket or small wagon used for carrying coal}} [[File:Hurrier Cobden 1853.jpg|thumb|A hurrier and two thrusters heaving a corf full of coal as depicted in the 1853 book ''The White Slaves of England'' by J Cobden.]] A '''corf''' (pl. corves) also spelt '''corve''' (pl. corves) in mining is a wicker basket or a small human powered (in later times in the case of the larger mines, horse drawn) minecart for carrying or transporting coal, ore, etc.<ref name=dictionary>{{cite book|last1=Jamieson|first1=John|title=An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language|date=1840|publisher=W. Tait|page=245|edition=2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dotHAQAAMAAJ&q=fish+corf+scottish}}</ref> Human powered corfs had generally been phased out by the turn of the 20th century, with horse drawn corfs having been mostly replaced by horse drawn or motorised minecarts mounted on rails by the late 1920s. Also similar is a Tram, originally a box on runners, dragged like a sledge.
== Origin of term == [[File:Whitehaven corf.JPG|thumb|right|A basket style corf held at the National Coal Mining Museum for England]] 1350–1400; Middle English from Dutch and German ''Korb'', ultimately borrowed from Latin ''corbis'' basket;<ref name=dictionary /> cf. ''corbeil''.
==Survivors== The National Coal Mining Museum for England has a hazel basket type Corf from William Pit near Whitehaven.<ref name=NCM>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncm.org.uk/collections/tools-of-the-trade |title=Tools of the Trade |website=National Coal Mining Museum |access-date=28 March 2020 }}</ref> == See also == *Corf (fishing) * Decauville wagon *Minecart * Mineral wagon *Mines and Collieries Act 1842
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== External links == *{{wiktionary-inline|corf}}
Category:Mining equipment Category:History of mining in the United Kingdom Category:Weaving Category:Wagons Category:Human-powered vehicles Category:Animal-powered vehicles Category:History of the British Isles Category:Traditional mining Category:Underground mining
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