cor
(Cockney UK) Expression of surprise.
• Cor blimey!
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cor (plural cors)
(historical units of measure) Various former units of volume, particularly:
A Hebrew unit of liquid volume, about equal to 230 L or 60 gallons.
synonym of homer: approximately the same volume as a dry measure.
A roughly equivalent Phoenician unit of volume.
• homer, omer
• (liquid volume): log (1/720 cor); cab, kab (1/180 cor); hin (1/60 cor); bath (1/10 cor)
• (dry volume): See homer
• CRO, OCR, ORC, ROC, orc, roc
CoR (uncountable)
College of Radiographers, a charitable subsidiary of the Society of Radiographers.
European Committee of the Regions, the European Union's assembly of local and regional representatives.
Confederation of Regions Party of Canada, Canadian political party.
• CRO, OCR, ORC, ROC, orc, roc
COR (plural CORs)
Contracting Officer's Technical Representative, or Contracting Officer's Representative, in U.S. government procurement.
• CRO, OCR, ORC, ROC, orc, roc
Source: Wiktionary
Cor-.
Definition: A prefix signifying with, together, etc. See Com-.
Cor, n. Etym: [Heb. k.]
Definition: A Hebrew measure of capacity; a homer. [Written also core.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
