The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Carl \Carl\, n. [Icel, karl a male, a man; akin to AS. ceorl,
OHG. charal, G. kerl fellow. See Churl.] [Written also
carle.]
1. A rude, rustic man; a churl.
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The miller was a stout carl. --Chaucer.
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2. Large stalks of hemp which bear the seed; -- called also
carl hemp.
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3. pl. A kind of food. See citation, below.
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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. --Robinson's
Whitby
Glossary
(1875).
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U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Carl, GA -- U.S. town in Georgia
Population (2000): 205
Housing Units (2000): 99
Land area (2000): 0.795821 sq. miles (2.061167 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.795821 sq. miles (2.061167 sq. km)
FIPS code: 13184
Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location: 34.006635 N, 83.812016 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Carl, GA
Carl