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corbiestep

corbiestep is the alternative form 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

Forms of corbiestep

pluralcorbiesteps

Questions about corbiestep

What is corbiestep the alternative form of?
Corbiestep is the alternative form of corbie step.

Words near corbiestep in the dictionary

  1. corbie-messenger
  2. corbie-messengers
  3. corbie-step
  4. corbie-steps
  5. corbies
  6. corbiestep
  7. corbiesteps
  8. Corbii Mari
  9. Corbin
  10. corbina
  11. corbinas

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