carline

American  

[kahr-lin, ker-] / ˈkɑr lɪn, ˈkɛr- /

Or carlin

noun

Chiefly Scot.

1. an old woman.

2. a hag; witch.

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carline ¹ British  

/ ˈkɑːlɪn /

noun

1. an old woman, hag, or witch

2. a variant of carling

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carline ² British  

/ ˈkɑːlɪn /

noun

1. Also called: carline thistle.  a Eurasian thistle-like plant, Carlina vulgaris, having spiny leaves and flower heads surrounded by raylike whitish bracts: family Asteraceae (composites)

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Etymology

Origin of carline

1350–1400; Middle English (north) kerling < Old Norse: old woman, equivalent to kerl (mutated variant of karl man) + -ing -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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carline

January 27, 2010 2:20 pm Link Mrs. Accillien, where can I drop off my donated goods? — carline 22.

From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2010

Mr. Swett thought that a company of actors would encourage a larger volume of traffic for the carline, and he was right.

From Time Magazine Archive

Across the cabin he noted some sort of an instrument swinging from a hook on a carline.

From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Day, Holman

They hadna been a week from her, A week but barely ane, When word cam' to the carline wife That her three sons were gane.

From The Haunted Hour An Anthology by Widdemer, Margaret

"Whatever we do, that girl of yours will be an auld carline before you reach Earth."

From The Burning Bridge by Dongen, H. R. van