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carline

noun

ˈkär-lən

variants or carlin

Definition of carline

chiefly Scottish

as in hag

a mean or ugly old woman there's no appeasing the auld carline who lives at the far end of the loch

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The cast are clustered around a table of props and despite her disappointment at the lack of hag wigs, Dale Dickey is flapping a fishing net like a seafaring matador.

— Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
Pinned beneath her rotting legs in his recliner chair, Loftis narrowly escapes by yanking its lever, catapulting the hag over his head.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026

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By the time of the witch trial, the sacred building stood stripped of its roofing and outer masonry—a fleshless skeleton; its giant west window glassless, miming a stone scream.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Of interest to the teenage set is new series Coven Academy, which is set at a New Orleans school that only enrolls the most promising witches and warlocks.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

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