noun
1.
Scot.
a.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
b.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
2.
Archaic. a churl.
3.
Obsolete. a bondman.
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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carl or carle (kɑːl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| archaic another word for churl | |
| [Old English, from Old Norse karl] | |
| carle or carle | |
| —n | |
| [Old English, from Old Norse karl] | |
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Word Origin & History
carl
c.1300, from O.N. karl "man, male, freeman," from P.Gmc. *karlon-, the same root that produced O.E. ceorl (see churl).
"The Mellere was a stout carle for the nones" [Chaucer]
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Example sentences
Carl was waiting there to catch whatever it was flying out the window.
Carl also reported that this was another thing he was familiar with.
A carl is a commoner, a husband or in a derogatory sense, a churl or male of low birth.
Carl made an accession speech, which comprised the main purpose of the undertaking.
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