carl

• POS: Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

carl, n. [Icel, karl a male, a man; akin to AS. ceorl, OHG. charal, G. kerl fellow. See Churl.].

•  A rude, rustic man; a churl.  [1913 Webster]

  "The miller was a stout carl."  [1913 Webster]
•  Large stalks of hemp which bear the seed; -- called also carl hemp.  [1913 Webster]
•  A kind of food. See citation, below.  [1913 Webster]

  "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."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

carl, n. Sc. a man; a fellow.

Etymology

OE f. ON karl, rel. to CHURL