Carl,

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Carl, GA (town, FIPS 13184)
    Location: 34.00496 N, 83.81134 W
    Population (1990): 263 (106 housing units)
    Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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