02319 Cor"bie atau Cor"by (?), n.; pl. Corbies (#). [F. corbeau, OF. corbel, dim. fr. L. corvus raven.] 1. (Zo\'94l.) The raven. mark [Scot.]2. (her.) A raven, crow, or chough, used as a charge.Corbie crow, the carrion crow. mark [Scot.]
02324 Cor"nish (k?r"n?sh), a. Of or pertaining to Cornwall, in England.Cornish chough. See Chough. -- Cornish engine, a single-acting pumping engine, used in mines, in Cornwall and elsewhere, and for water works. A heavy pump rod or plunger, raised by the steam, forces up the water by its weight, in descending.
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