kor
see also: KOR
Noun
KOR
Proper noun
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see also: KOR
Noun
kor (plural kors)
- (historical units of measure) Alternative form of cor#English|cor: a former Hebrew and Phoenician unit of volume.
- 2002, Don Victor Bovey, In Touch With Eternity, page 161 ↗,
- Solomon responded by committing 20,000 kors of pure oil and 20,000 kors of wheat in annual payments. A kor of oil is an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid of about 58 gallons. A kor of wheat is equal to 6.25 bushels.
- 2002, Don Victor Bovey, In Touch With Eternity, page 161 ↗,
KOR
Proper noun
- (historical) Initialism of The Komitet Obrony Robotników (Workers' Defence Committee), a Polish workers' committee which preceded the Solidarity movement.
- 2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic 2011, p. 191:
- Our young friends in the KOR invited us for a Christmas Eve feast in a cold but cheery apartment.
- 2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic 2011, p. 191:
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