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

"Police officers were subject to sustained attacks for four hours" and were punched, pushed and kicked, said prosecutor Graham Carse.

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Mr Carse said: "That shroud of patriotism did little to hide his thuggish intent."

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Williams "shoulder charged" the police line and adopted an "aggressive, boxer-like stance", Mr Carse continued.

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"He links arms with others at the front, gesturing for the crowd to move forward," Mr Carse said.

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There are arguably questions about the durability of the entire attack, as all of Archer, Atkinson, Carse and Tongue have had injury problems in the recent past.

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