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carl

/kɑːl/ noun

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noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about carl at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A rude, rustic man; a churl.
  2. A stingy person; a niggard.

verb

  1. To snarl; to talk grumpily or gruffly.

Origin

From Middle English carl, from Old English carl, a borrowing from Old Norse karl (“man, husband”), from Proto-Germanic *karilaz. Doublet of ceorl, churl, and karl.

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