Definition of Corby

1. corbie [n CORBIES] - See also: corbie

Lexicographical Neighbors of Corby

corbes
corbicula
corbiculae
corbie
corbie-step
corbie gable
corbie step
corbie steps
corbies
corbiestep
corbiesteps
corbina
corbinas
corbito
corbitos
corby (current term)
corcelet
corcelets
corche
corchorus
corchoruses
cord
cord blood
cord factor
cord factors
cord of tympanum

Literary usage of Corby

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of King's Bench: In by Sandford Nevile, Great Britain Court of King's Bench, William Montagu Manning (1835)
"corby v. BRANSON. A. devises to EJECTMENT for a house, &c. at Great Doddington. ... B. Mrs. corby and her husband continued to occupy the pre- and C. die in ..."

2. A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley (1901)
"Local, ' of corby,' parishes in cos. Lincoln and Northampton. Alan de corby, co. Line., «73. ... Thomas corby and Ann Sparrow : St. Gi-o. Han. Sq. i. 68. ..."

3. The Irish Brigade and Its Campaigns: With Some Account of the Corcoran by David Power Conyngham (1867)
"Father corby gives it his benediction before the battle.—The Brigade at Mine Run and Rap- idan.—Retires to winter-quarters previous to its departure for New ..."

4. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1861)
"corby Castle, 25th May, 1861. " Dear Sir,—AB you are, I believe, an occasional correspondent of Notes and ..."

5. The Worthies of Cumberland by Henry Lonsdale (1872)
"JN purchasing corby Castle and its fair demesnes (1610-24) Lord William Howard of Naworth showed ... The corby estates fell to the share of his second son, ..."

6. Memoirs of Missionary Priests: And Other Catholics of Both Sexes, that Have by Richard Challoner (1839)
"RALPH corby, ALIAS, CARLINGTON, PRIEST, SJ* RALPH corby, who was known upon the mission by the name ol Carlington, was born near Dublin, in Ireland, ..."

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