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car·ling  (kärlng, -ln)
n.
One of the short timbers running fore and aft that connect the transverse beams supporting the deck of a ship.

[Middle English, from Old French calingue and from Old Norse kerling, old woman (Old French, from Old Norse).]

carling [ˈkɑːlɪŋ], carline
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) a fore-and-aft beam in a vessel, used for supporting the deck, esp around a hatchway or other opening
[from Old Norse kerling old woman, carline2]

Carling [ˈkɑːlɪŋ]
n
(Biographies / Carling, Will(iam) (1965 M, British, SPORT AND GAMES: rugby union player) Will(iam). born 1965, British Rugby Union footballer; captain of England (1988-96)


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