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Carlin [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

An old woman.

Carline [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A silver coin in Naples.

Carline [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Alt. of Caroline

2. Alt. of Carling

Carline thistle Webster's Dictionary 1913

A prickly plant of the genus Carlina (C. vulgaris), found in Europe and Asia.

Carline-thistle [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A genus of plants growing in the south of France, and one a native of Great Britain.

Carling [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. A piece of timber in a ship, ranging fore and aft, from one deck beam to another, directly over the keel, serving as a foundation for the body of the ship. On these rest the ledges, on which the planks of the deck are made fast.

2. Carline-knees are timbers in a ship, lying across from the sides to the hatchway, and serving to sustain the deck.

Carling [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A short timber running lengthwise of a ship, from one transverse desk beam to another; also, one of the cross timbers that strengthen a hath; -- usually in pl.

Carlings [Noun plural] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Same as Carl, 3.