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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But how got you on with the king and the carlin?
From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin
The carlin must have been in a dream.
From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin
"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
Then neist outspak a raucle carlin, Wha kent fu’ weel to cleek the sterling, For monie a pursie she had hooked, And had in mony a well been ducked.
From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert
Ae spring brought off her master hale, whole But left behind her ain gray tail: The carlin caught her by the rump, clutched And left poor Maggie scarce a stump.
From Robert Burns How To Know Him by Neilson, William Allan
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