† ˈcorvy Obs. rare—1.
[Possibly a variant of corby, or f. L. corvus, taken in sense of F. corbeau (see Hatzfeld, sense II. 1).]
An ancient engine of war, consisting of a beam of timber armed with grappling irons, used by the besieged to pull down stones from the works of the besiegers, or snatch up assailants who came near the walls.
| 1584 Hudson Judith iii. (1613) 111 (D.) Here croked Coruies, fleeing bridges tal, Their scathful Scorpions that ruynes the wall. |