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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024carl (kärl),USA pronunciation n. - [Scot.]
- Scottish Termsa strong, robust fellow, esp. a strong manual laborer.
- Scottish Termsa miser;
an extremely thrifty person.
- [Archaic.]a churl.
- [Obs.]a bondman.
Also, carle. - Old Norse karl man; cognate with Old High German karl; akin to churl
- bef. 1000 (in compounds; see housecarl); Middle English; Old English -carl
- a male given name, form of Charles.
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