Complete Definition of "carline"

English

Alternative spellings
carlin
carling

Etymology
From ON. term|karling|langnon, feminine of term|karl||carl|langnon.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�k�:lɪn/

Noun
en-noun

  1. context|chiefly|Scotland A woman; a hag or witch.
  2. nautical A piece of squared timber fitted fore-and-aft betweek the deck beams of a wooden ship to provide support for the deck planking.

Scots

Etymology
From ON.|sco term|karling|langnon, feminine of term|karl||carl|langnon.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�k�rlɪn/

Noun
sco-noun

  1. woman, old woman, crone, hag

fr:carline
io:carline
ru:carline
vi:carline
zh:carline

Revision and Credits for"carline"
Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License
 
 

 Find:
  Words Starting With:
  Words Ending With:
  Words Containing:
  Words That Match:

 
 Translate Into:
  
Dutch   French   German
  
Italian   Spanish
    Show results per page.

Browse the Dictionary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

   
Allwords Copyright 1998-2024 All rights reserved.