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car·line

or car·lin (kär′lĭn)

n. Scots

A woman, especially an old one.

[Middle English kerling, from Old Norse, from karl, man.]

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carlin

(ˈkɑːlɪn)

(Breeds) another name for pug¹

[C18: named after a French actor who played Harlequin, because of the resemblance of the dog's face to the black mask of the Harlequin]

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SERIAL armed robber William Carlin has gone missing from prison in Scotland, Carlin, 52, was jailed in 2013 after being caught with a security box containing PS40,000 from a Sainsbury's in Prestwick.

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William Carlin, 52, was jailed in 2013 after being caught with a security box containing PS40,000 from a Sainsbury's in Prestwick.