carling
See also: Carling
English
Etymology 1
See carline.
Noun
carling (plural carlings)
- Alternative form of carline (“old woman”).
Etymology 2
Compare French carlingue, which may be from the English. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
carling (plural carlings)
- (nautical) A piece of squared timber fitted fore-and-aft between the deck beams of a wooden ship to provide support for the deck planking.
Etymology 3
From care + -ling (synchronically), being connected to the custom of serving these peas to the poor on Care Sunday, called also Carling Sunday after the peas.
Alternative forms
Noun
carling (plural carlings)
References
- Weaver, William Woys (10 September 2013) “Heirloom Pea Varieties”, in Mother Earth News[1]