How do you pronounce corbie step?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɔːɹbi ˌstɛp/.

corbie step

/ˈkɔːɹbi ˌstɛp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

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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."

corbie steps (plural) corbie-step (alternative) corbiestep (alternative) corbel-step (alternative)

corbie gable

corbel corbie gable

cat-step crow step

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