Obs. rare–1. [Possibly a variant of CORBY, or f. L. corvus, taken in sense of F. corbeau (see Hatzfeld, sense II. 1).] An ancient engine of war, consisting of a beam of timber armed with grappling irons, used by the besieged to pull down stones from the works of the besiegers, or snatch up assailants who came near the walls.
1584. Hudson, Judith, iii. (D.).
| Here croked Coruies, fleing bridges tall, | |
| Their scathfull Scorpions, that ruynes the wall. |
