carle
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a variation of
carl.
carl
Example Sentences
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So the carle goes his ways alone, and will be one night at Bullmeads and two at Eastcheaping, and then another at Bullmeads, and be back on the fifth day.
From The Sundering Flood by May Morris
Said the carle: "We have come the shortest way this bitter morning; that is all."
From The Sundering Flood by May Morris
"Well then," said the carle, "I will be here tomorrow or the day after if thou wilt."
From The Sundering Flood by May Morris
Knock a carle, and ding a carle, and that's the way to win a carle; kiss a carle, and clap a carle, and that's the way to tine a carle.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop
Spake Osberne, reddening: "He was a stark carle, a bold man, and was said to be of all prowess."
From The Sundering Flood by May Morris