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."
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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."
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