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car·line

or car·lin  (kär′lĭn)
n. Scots
A woman, especially an old one.

[Middle English kerling, from Old Norse, from karl, man.]
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carline

(ˈkɑːlɪn)
n
(Plants) a Eurasian thistle-like plant, Carlina vulgaris, having spiny leaves and flower heads surrounded by raylike whitish bracts: family Asteraceae (composites). Also called: carline thistle
[C16: from French, probably from Latin cardō thistle]

carline

(ˈkɑːlɪn) or

carlin

n
1. chiefly Scot an old woman, hag, or witch
2. (Nautical Terms) a variant of carling
[C14: from Old Norse kerling old woman, diminutive of karl man, churl]
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So they were had into the palace and showed the whole art of the sword for two hours at a stretch, before King George and Queen Carline, and the Butcher Cumberland, and many more of whom I havenae mind.
It was a sight to see Queequeg seated over against Tashtego, opposing his filed teeth to the Indian's: crosswise to them, Daggoo seated on the floor, for a bench would have brought his hearse-plumed head to the low carlines; at every motion of his colossal limbs, making the low cabin framework to shake, as when an African elephant goes passenger in a ship.
A trip on debutant George Carline resulted in a second penalty for the Brakes three minutes later and this time March made no mistake, steering his side into a two-goal lead at the break.
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Unfortunately for Ingles Ashby hit back almost immediately after a long free kick into the Ingles box was only half dealt with and Carline was able to fire the ball back through a host of bodies into the net.
GEORGE Carline's footballing journey has been driven by the desire to play at the highest level - and it's a road he hopes could now lead to the Football League.
George Carline's header from six yards was brilliantly saved, before Nathan Blissett's flick-on found Alex Gudger unmarked four yards out, but the centre-back headed wide.
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Greg Walsh, 70, admitted 119 thefts from various parties, including Carline Learning Centre in Dublin between 2008 and 2016.
A long throw from half-time substitute George Carline caused the chaos that enabled Osborne's second as the midfielder blasted a half-cleared ball past Jamie Butler.
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