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Cor

//kɔɹ// intj, noun

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    Expression of surprise. Cockney, UK

    "[…] She perused it with an interested eye and having mastered its contents said, “Cor chase my Aunt Fanny up a gum tree,” adding that you never knew what was going to happen next these days."

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various former units of volume; A Hebrew unit of liquid volume, about equal to 230 L or 60 gallons. historical
  2. 2
    Contracting Officer's Technical Representative, or Contracting Officer's Representative, in U.S. government procurement.
  3. 3
    College of Radiographers, a charitable subsidiary of the Society of Radiographers. uncountable
  4. 4
    Any of various former units of volume; Synonym of homer: approximately the same volume as a dry measure. historical
  5. 5
    European Committee of the Regions, the European Union's assembly of local and regional representatives. uncountable
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  1. 6
    Any of various former units of volume; A roughly equivalent Phoenician unit of volume. historical
  2. 7
    Confederation of Regions Party of Canada, Canadian political party. uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

A minced oath or dialectal variant of God.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew כֹּר (kōr).

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