carse

[ kahrs, kers ]

noun

, Scot.

1. bottom land.

carse

/ kærs; kɑːs /

noun

1. a riverside area of flat fertile alluvium

Word History and Origins

Origin of carse¹

1325–75; Middle English cars, kerss, equivalent to ker marsh (< Old Norse kjarr marshy grove; compare Swedish kärr marsh) + -ss, north variant of -ish ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of carse¹

C14: of uncertain origin; perhaps from a plural form of carr

Example Sentences

Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse reduced New Zealand to 59-4 before Blundell lit up a grey day with his assault on off-spinner Shoaib Bashir.

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Carse showed agility to hold Tom Latham one-handed in his follow-through, then suckered Rachin Ravindra into edging a wide one.

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Blundell had not passed 50 in his previous eight Test innings and was dropped on nought by diving third-slip Bethell off Carse.

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From 86-5 overnight, any hope New Zealand had of getting close to England's first-innings 280 was eviscerated by Brydon Carse and Atkinson.

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First Carse bowled Blundell and trapped Will O'Rourke in the same over, then Atkinson added a hat-trick to a stunning debut year that includes a 12-wicket haul at Lord's, and a hundred and five-for in the same match at the same ground.

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