Corfe Mullen

/ˌkɔəɹf ˈmʌlən/

proper noun

A large suburban village and civil parish with a town council in east Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY9896).

OriginOld English corf ← Old French molin →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A large suburban village and civil parish with a town council in east Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY9896).

Origin

  1. Old Frenchmolin
  2. Old Englishcorf“cutting, pass”
  3. EnglishCorfe Mullen

From Old English corf (“cutting, pass”) and Old French molin.

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Corfe Mullen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Corfe%20Mullen

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“Corfe Mullen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Corfe%20Mullen. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Corfe Mullen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Corfe%20Mullen.

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