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noun Chiefly Scot.
1.
an old woman.
2.
a hag; witch.
Also, carlin.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English (north) kerling < Old Norse: old woman, equivalent to kerl (mutated variant of karl man) + -ing -ing1
1350–1400; Middle English (north) kerling < Old Norse: old woman, equivalent to kerl (mutated variant of karl man) + -ing -ing1
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| carlin (ˈkɑːlɪn) | |
| —n | |
| another name for pug | |
| [C18: named after a French actor who played Harlequin, because of the resemblance of the dog's face to the black mask of the Harlequin] | |
| carline or carlin2 (ˈkɑːlɪn) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | chiefly (Scot) an old woman, hag, or witch |
| 2. | a variant of carling |
| [C14: from Old Norse kerling old woman, diminutive of karl man, | |
| carlin or carlin2 | |
| —n | |
| [C14: from Old Norse kerling old woman, diminutive of karl man, | |
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