The Collaborative International Dictionary
Corbie \Cor"bie\ or Corby \Cor"by\ (k[^o]r"b[y^]), n.; pl. Corbies (-b[i^]z). [F. corbeau, OF. corbel, dim. fr. L. corvus raven.]
(Zo["o]l.) The raven. [Scot.]
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(her.) A raven, crow, or chough, used as a charge.
Corbie crow, the carrion crow. [Scot.]
Wiktionary
n. 1 A raven or crow. 2 Either of two moth species of genus (taxlink Oncopera genus noshow=1), whose larvae feed on grasses, especially (taxlink Oncopera intricata species noshow=1).
WordNet
Wikipedia
Corbie is a commune of the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.
Corbie may refer to:
- Corbie, a commune of the Somme département in northern France
- Ambrose Corbie (1604-1649), English Jesuit, teacher and author
- Corbie Hill, New South Wales
- Corbie (moth) (Oncopera intricata}, a moth of Australia
Usage examples of "corbie".
A moment later Corbie Meese also dismounted, and the two clansmen came forward, offering Drey and Raif their mounts.
Corbie Meese, Shor Gormalin, Will Hawk, Orwin Shank, and dozens of other full clansmen were gathered around the vast sandstone hearth.
Orwin Shank was a good man, just like Corbie Meese and Bailie the Red, yet why did he allow himself to be led by Mace Blackhail?
Corbie Meese had freed his hammer from his strap and had it weighed across his chest.
At some point while Corbie Meese was speaking, the fact of what they were planning to do had sunk in.
Pushing himself up on his elbows, Raif caught sight of Corbie Meese and Bailie the Red entering the clearing from the west.
Men and women like Corbie Meese, Anwyn Bird, and Orwin Shank are the clan.
Raif thought he saw the barrel chest and chestnut braids of Corbie Meese amid a melee of sixty men.
Bitty, Corbie Meese, Rory Gleet, and Bullhammer could make her feel safe inside.
Corbie Meese and others found her lying in the center of a killing ground of blood, bones, viscera, and human hair, protected by a circle of dogs.
It felt warm and spongelike to the touch, and Corbie glared at it suspiciously before turning his attention back to DeChance.
They found the Fokker triplane at Corbie en route, but little remained of it but the framework.
One group of corbies closed rapidly at the party's side, but Guenhwyvar, with a mighty spring that spanned two of the walkways, cut the bird-men off.
Corbie Meese stepped into the center of the room, the boiled hide of his coat armor embellished only by his hammerman's chains.
They were dire corbies, an ancient race more common to the southern reaches of the Underdark-though rare even there-and almost unknown in this part of the world.