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carl

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. carl (noun)
  2. Carl XVI Gustaf (biographical name)

carl

noun \ˈkär(-ə)l\

Definition of CARL

1
: a man of the common people
2
chiefly dialect : churl, boor

Variants of CARL

carl or carle \ˈkär(-ə)l\

Origin of CARL

Middle English, from Old English -carl, from Old Norse karl man, carl — more at churl
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with CARL

gnarl, parle, quarrel, snarl

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