carl
or carle
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
Archaic. a churl.
Obsolete. a bondman.
Origin of carl
1Other words from carl
- carlish, adjective
- carl·ish·ness, noun
Other definitions for Carl (2 of 2)
a male given name, form of Charles.
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How to use carl in a sentence
Leif and his house-carls, of whom there were ten present at the time, did not take long to busk them for the fight.
The Norsemen in the West | R.M. BallantyneLeif was there, and Astrid herself, and all the house-carls in the hall must have heard her, for she spoke very loud.
The Norsemen in the West | R.M. BallantyneFor those carls helmets were bought and coats of ringed armour made, and for a month they exercised daily.
Wulf the Saxon | G. A. HentyOnly the witless carls and cottar folk are so simple as to believe that she has aught of evil in her words.
The Thirsty Sword | Robert LeightonThe two Carls had not reached the rock, when the two Cudjoes stooped, and took up each a stone and threw them.
Cudjo's Cave | J. T. Trowbridge
British Dictionary definitions for carl
carle
/ (kɑːl) /
archaic another word for churl
Origin of carl
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