carlin

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carlin (plural carlins)

  1. Alternative form of carline (old woman)
    Synonyms: hag, crone
    • 1836, Joanna Baillie, The Phantom, act 1:
      The bedrid carlins, too, and orphan brats,
      Come all on me, through his petitioning;
  2. Alternative form of carling

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Etymology

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Probably from Carlin, nickname of Italian actor Carlo Bestinazzi (1713-1783) whose Harlequin mask was humorously compared to the dog's nose.

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carlin m (plural carlins)

  1. pug (dog)

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