Carl

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A man; a robust, strong, or hardy man; a fellow.
  • noun. A rustic; a boor; a clown; a churl.
  • noun. Same as carl-hemp.
  • To act like a churl.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A rude, rustic man; a churl.
  • noun. Large stalks of hemp which bear the seed; -- called also carl hemp.
  • noun. A kind of food. See citation, below.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A rude, rustic man; a churl.
  • verb. To snarl; to talk grumpily or gruffly.
  • Word Usage
    "April 27th, 2010 1: 31 pm ET combover carl is a dipstick. he is the last one who should be casting stones. in '09, while representing michigan (the hardest hit state in this down economy), he helped approve 900 mil for pakistan, and 700 mil for gaza. i guess there's no need here. talk about hypocracy."