Carle

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    peasant; fellow Scotland

    "Eh, Mr Henry! but the carle gae him a screed o' doctrine! Ye might hae heard him a mile down the wind—He routed like a cow in a fremd loaning."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
churlboggerbogtrotterboorbucolicbydlo

Example

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"Eh, Mr Henry! but the carle gae him a screed o' doctrine! Ye might hae heard him a mile down the wind—He routed like a cow in a fremd loaning."

Etymology

Variant of carl.

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