Corf

[1][2] 1350–1400; Middle English from Dutch and German Korb, ultimately borrowed from Latin corbis basket;[3] cf.

corbeil Corves were originally crucial to keep captured fish fresh until the boat with the catch reached its harbor.

They would be anchored approximately 100 m (330 ft) from land in an area where the water circulation was good to keep the eels alive.

[4] Fishing boats with a well amidships where water is circulated through small holes in the hull are known as well smacks.

[9] A corf-house is a small building or shed constructed for commercial curing of fish, mostly salmon, in.