carlin

/ ˈkɑːlɪn /

noun

1. another name for pug 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of carlin¹

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

Everything was on the line for Bruce Springsteen during the making of his seminal ‘Born to Run’ album — and his nerves were showing, as Peter Ames Carlin outlines in ‘Tonight in Jungleland.’

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By Peter Ames Carlin Doubleday: 256 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.

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In the absorbing “Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run,” Peter Ames Carlin details Springsteen’s struggles to make the album.

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For “Tonight in Jungleland,” Carlin drew on research and interviews, including a fresh conversation with Springsteen and others involved with the record, as well as archival chats conducted for his bestselling 2013 Springsteen biography “Bruce.”

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“I don’t trust anybody, you know, but Jon and I struck up a relationship, and I said, ‘Well, this guy is theoretically going to be our producer,’” Springsteen told Carlin in 2024.

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