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corbie steps

corbie steps is the plural of corbie step.

Meaning of corbie step

Noun

corbie step (plural corbie steps)

  1. One of a series of step-like projections at the top of a gable.
    • It is a great red-brick house - that is, the front is of brick, with corbie steps on the gables and a text over the door; but the courtyard into which the omnibus drives is of black and white 'cage-work' in wood and plaster.1904, Montague Rhodes James, Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, number 13
    Synonyms:
    cat-step, crow step

Questions about corbie steps

What is corbie steps the plural of?
Corbie steps is the plural of corbie step.

Words near corbie steps in the dictionary

  1. corbiculids
  2. corbiculum
  3. corbie
  4. Corbie Hill
  5. corbie step
  6. corbie steps
  7. corbie-messenger
  8. corbie-messengers
  9. corbie-step
  10. corbie-steps
  11. corbies

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