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&fist; In the old Testament the hebrew word is usually
translated "oblation" as in Numb. xviii. 9, xxxi. 50.

&fist; The traditionists laid down that a man might interdict
himself by vow, not only from using for himself, but from giving
to another, or receiving from him, some particular object,
whether of food or any other kind. A person might thus exempt
himself from assisting parents in distress, under plea of
corban. Dr. W. Smith.

2. An alms basket; a vessel to receive
gifts of charity; a treasury of the church, where offerings are
deposited.

Corbe (kôrb), a. [OF.
corbe, fr. L. curvus. See Cuve.]
Crooked. [Obs.] "Corbe shoulder."
Spenser.

Cor"beil (kôr"b&ebreve;l), n.
[F. corbeille, fr. L. corbicula a little basket,
dim. of corbis basket. Cf. Corbel, Corb,
Corvette.] 1. (Arch.) A
sculptured basket of flowers; a corbel.


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