carline

Meaning

Noun

• A woman; a hag or witch.
• A piece of squared timber fitted fore-and-aft between the deck beams of a wooden ship to provide support for the deck planking.
• A line of automobiles awaiting access to the same building or similar location.
• Carline thistle.
• Alternative of caroline

Related

Similar words

• woman, hag, witch

Origin

• From Old Norse karling, feminine of karl.
• car + line
• From French carline, from Medieval Latin carlina, probably from cardina, a diminutive of Latin carduus, with influence from Carolus Magnus due to an association with Charlemagne.