Definitions for carlings

carlings car·ling

Spelling: [kahr-ling]
IPA: /ˈkɑr lɪŋ/

Carlings is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 366 anagrams from letters in carlings (acgilnrs).

Definitions for carlings

noun

  1. a short fore-and-aft beam running beside a hatchway, mast hole, or other deck opening.

Origin of carlings

1350-1400; Middle English French carlingue Scandinavian; compare Icelandic kerling keelson, literally, old woman; see carline

Examples for carlings

carling shrank back into his chair, his head huddling into his shoulders.

In her article, Middleton says that she used to "pine" after the now 48-year-old carling.

carling is the foundation beam of a ship, or the main beam on the keel.

And he heard carling exclaim to Victor: 'How comes the fellow here!'

For a moment carling hesitated; then, with a half-muttered oath, obeyed.

Is your name carling, that you can't speak without stuttering so?

carling, as a man of the world, acquiesced in souvenirs he did not share.

carling shivered, and passed a shaking hand across his face.

Then the drug-store goes, and carling's store and Rinehart's restaurant.

You did it cleverly, carling; hid it well—but your game is up.

Word Value for carlings
Scrable

10

Words with friends

14

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