carlin
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of carlin
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
Example Sentences
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It fell about the Martinmass, When nights are lang and mirk, The carlin wife’s three sons came hame, And their hats were o’ the birk.
From Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Second Series by Sidgwick, Frank
"Call it archbishop: it deserves the name better than the carlin we have now in Lund," roared Count Jacob.
From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin
Come, carlin, sing now!" cried the seaman: "here's my groat.
From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin
"Crookit carlin," quo' the cripple to his wife.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
The carlin must have been in a dream.
From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin
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