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carline

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. carline (noun)
  2. carling (noun)
  3. carline thistle (noun)
  4. gyre carline (noun)

car·line

noun \ˈkär-lən\

Definition of CARLINE

chiefly Scottish
: woman; especially : an old woman

Variants of CARLINE

car·line or car·lin \ˈkär-lən\

Examples of CARLINE

  1. <there's no appeasing the auld carline who lives at the far end of the loch>

Origin of CARLINE

Middle English kerling, from Old Norse, from karl man
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to CARLINE

Synonyms: beldam (or beldame), crone (or carlin) [chiefly Scottish], hag, hellcat, trot, witch
Related Words: harpy, shrew, virago
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Rhymes with CARLINE

Harlan, marlin, marline

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