▪ I. corb, -e
obs. f. coarb (Celtic Ch.). Hence corbship = coarbship.
| 1607 Davies 1st Let. Earl Salisb. Wks. (1787) 248 Though the Corbe were ever in orders, yet was he..usually married. Ibid., This corbship was in a manner hereditary. |
▪ II. corb
obs. f. curb.
▪ III. [corb
App. error for corf, q.v., end of etymol.
| 1828–32 Webster, Corb..i. A basket used in coaleries. [Hence in Century Dict.]] |