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carl.

A rude, rustic man; a churl.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɑːl/England/kɑɹl̩/General-American/kɑrəl/Scotland
  1. A rude, rustic man; a churl.

  2. A stingy person; a niggard.

    Scotland · obsolete
Where this word comes from

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.

verb
  1. To snarl; to talk grumpily or gruffly.

    intransitive · obsolete
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