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carling



car·ling [ ˈkärliŋ]



carling   
noun
[ˈkärliŋ]
variants: or less commonly carlin or carline \ -​lə̇n \

Definition of carling

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: a fore-and-aft member supporting a deck of a ship or framing a deck opening where the beams have been cut —usually used in plural



History and Etymology for carling

Noun

French carlingue, from Old North French calingue, from Old Norse kerling, literally, old woman



Dictionary Entries near carling

carlina

carline

carline thistle

carling

carlings

carlino

carlish



More Synonyms and Antonyms ofcarling
variants: or carlin
chiefly Scottish

Synonyms of carline

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

Synonyms for carline

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