Thesaurus: carl

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1. n. A rude, rustic man; a churl.
2. n. Large stalks of hemp which bear the seed; -- called also carl hemp.
3. n. A kind of food. See citation, below.
4. 1. A rude, rustic man; a churl. The miller was a stout carl. Chaucer. 2. Large stalks of hemp which bear the seed; -- called also carl hemp. 3. pl. A kind of food. See citation, below. Caring or carl are gray steeped in water and fried the next day in butter or fat. They are eaten on the second Sunday before Easter, formerly called Carl Sunday. Robinson's Whitby Glossary (1875).
5. A kind of food. See citation, below.Caring or carl are gray steeped in water and fried the next day inbutter or fat. They are eaten on the second Sunday before Easter,formerly called Carl Sunday. Robinson's Whitby Glossary (1875).
6. n. A rude, rustic man; a churl. n. Large stalks of hemp which bear the seed; -- called also carl hemp. n. A kind of food. See citation, below.