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corrie
/ˈkɒɹi/
name 5noun 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
high, south
CORRIE + NOUN
eastenders
PREP.
up
Definitions
noun
1
A bowl-shaped geographical feature formed by glaciation.
Fleet foot on the correi, / Sage counsel in cumber, Red hand in the foray, / How sound is thy slumber!
We spanned the dogs high up a corrie to the south of the ridge […]
name
1
A village in the isle of Arran, in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS0242).
2
A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.
3
A male given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage.
name
1
A diminutive of the female given names Cora or Corinne, or borrowed from the Dutch pet form of Cornelia.
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Fleet foot on the correi, / Sage counsel in cumber, Red hand in the foray, / How sound is thy slumber!
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We spanned the dogs high up a corrie to the south of the ridge […]
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It all seems to take place in the hiatus between Neighbours and “Brookie”, “Corrie” or EastEnders.
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Linda lives next door and is dead mumsy, even though she's no one's mum, 'cos she cooks my tea sometimes and lets me watch EastEnders on her massive plasma TV, even though she says I should 'stay true
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