carling

See also: Carling

English

Etymology 1

See carline.

Noun

carling (plural carlings)

1. Alternative form of carline (“old woman”)

Etymology 2

Compare French carlingue, which may be from the English. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

carling (plural carlings)

1. (nautical) A piece of squared timber fitted fore-and-aft between the deck beams of a wooden ship to provide support for the deck planking.

Etymology 3

From care +‎ -ling (synchronically), being connected to the custom of serving these peas to the poor on Care Sunday, called also Carling Sunday after the peas.

Alternative forms

• carlin, carl, carle

Noun

carling (plural carlings)

1. A cultivar of field pea or maple pea, dried, soaked, boiled, then fried.

   Synonym: carling pea

References

• Weaver, William Woys (2013 September 10) “Heirloom Pea Varieties”, in Mother Earth News‎^[1]