carlin
See also: Carlin
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)lɪn
Etymology 1
From Old Norse karling, feminine of karl (“carl”).
Noun
carlin (plural carlins)
- An old woman.
- 1836, Joanna Baillie, The Phantom, Act 1
- The bedrid carlins, too, and orphan brats,
Come all on me, through his petitioning;
- The bedrid carlins, too, and orphan brats,
- 1836, Joanna Baillie, The Phantom, Act 1
Etymology 2
Noun
carlin (plural carlins)
- Alternative form of carling
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French
Etymology
Probably from Carlin, nickname of Italian actor Carlo Bestinazzi (1713-1783) whose Harlequin mask was humorously compared to the dog's nose.
Pronunciation
Noun
carlin m (plural carlins)
- pug (dog)
Further reading
- “carlin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.