carl

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Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

carl, n. [Icel, karl a male, a man; akin to AS. ceorl, OHG. charal, G. kerl fellow. See Churl.].

A rude, rustic man; a churl. [1913 Webster]
"The miller was a stout carl." [1913 Webster]
Large stalks of hemp which bear the seed; -- called also carl hemp. [1913 Webster]
A kind of food. See citation, below. [1913 Webster]
"Caring or carl are gray steeped in water and fried the next day in butter or fat. They are eaten on the second Sunday before Easter, formerly called Carl Sunday." [1913 Webster]

carl, n. Sc. a man; a fellow.

Etymology

OE f. ON karl, rel. to CHURL

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