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carl

  [kahrl]
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–noun
1. Scot.
a. a strong, robust fellow, esp. a strong manual laborer.
b. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
2. Archaic. a churl.
3. Obsolete. a bondman.
Also, carle.

Origin:
bef. 1000 (in compounds; see housecarl ); ME; OE -carl < ON karl man; c. OHG karl; akin to churl

Related forms:
carlish, adjective
carl⋅ish⋅ness, noun

Carl

  [kahrl]
–noun
a male given name, form of Charles.
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