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  • 51carle — 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. [1913 Webster] The miller was a stout carl. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Large stalks of… …

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  • 52Ceorl — (k[e^][^o]rl or ch[ e]rl), n. [AS. See {Churl}, n.] (O. Eng. Hist.) A freeman of the lowest class; one not a thane or of the servile classes; a churl. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

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  • 53Churlish — Churl ish, a. 1. Like a churl; rude; cross grained; ungracious; surly; illiberal; niggardly. Churlish benefits. Ld. Burleigh. [1913 Webster] Half mankind maintain a churlish strife. Cowper. [1913 Webster] 2. Wanting pliancy; unmanageable;… …

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  • 54carl — or carle noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English carl, from Old Norse karl man, carl more at churl Date: before 12th century 1. a man of the common people 2. chiefly dialect churl, boor …

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  • 55Cú Roí — (Cú Ruí, Cú Raoi) mac Dáire is a king of Munster in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. He is usually portrayed as a warrior with superhuman abilities and a master of disguise possessed of magical powers. His name probably means hound of the… …

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  • 56Karl — Infobox Given Name Revised name = Karl imagesize= caption= pronunciation= gender = meaning = region = origin = related names = footnotes = : See Carl (name) for information about the name. PeopleNobility* Charlemagne (Carolus Magnus, Karl the… …

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  • 57Housecarl — Housecarls were household troops, personal warriors and equivalent to a bodyguard to Scandinavian lords and kings. The anglicized term comes from the Old Norse term huskarl or huscarl (literally, house man , i.e., armed man (churl) in the service …

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  • 58Charlbury — Coordinates: 51°52′19″N 1°28′55″W / 51.872°N 1.482°W / 51.872; 1.482 …

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  • 59Early Irish law — Redwood Castle Co. Tipperary, although built by the Normans, was later occupied by the MacEgan juristic family and served as a school of Irish law under them Early Irish law refers to the statutes that governed everyday life and politics in Early …

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  • 60The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist — The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist, one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes .ynopsisHolmes is contacted by Miss… …

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