carl
or carle
[ kahrl ]
/ kɑrl /
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noun
Scot.
- a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
- a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
Archaic. a churl.
Obsolete. a bondman.
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Word Origin for carl
Old English, from Old Norse karl
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