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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They hadna been a week from her, A week but barely three, When word came to the carlin wife That her sons she'd never see.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
Before an answer could be returned, we saw that two men were approaching; of whom the one bearing the lantern was a grizzled old carlin with bent knees and a stoop of the shoulders.
From The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
God bless your Honours! can ye see't— The kind, auld cantie carlin greet, An' no get warmly to your feet, An' gar them hear it, An' tell them wi'a patriot-heat Ye winna bear it?
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert
"There is half a carlin, if I may go for that?" said Laurella, without looking at the young boatman.
From L'Arrabiata and Other Tales by Heyse, Paul
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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