corf

noun3

1. •
   A large basket, especially as used for coal.

   • Why, I am simple as a pony, Sir […]?– born in a Drift, a Corf for my cradle, and nought but the Back-shift for Schoolmasters there […]? — 1997
2. •
   A wooden frame, sled, or low-wheeled wagon, to convey coal or ore in the mines.
3. •
   A container (basket, wooden box with holes etc.) used to store live fish underwater.