variants or carlin
Definition of carlinenext
chiefly Scottish
as in hag
a mean or ugly old woman there's no appeasing the auld carline who lives at the far end of the loch

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Recent Examples of carline Out of the roughly 500 carlines listed in the 2025 NHTSA dataset, each had at minimum 20% of their components imported from outside the U.S. and Canada. Need a break? Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
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  • Martha’s Vineyard also has knife-wielding men in masks and creepy sea hags!
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • And nor are any of the spooky figures, which range from 1950s housewives to toothless hags.
    The Week, TheWeek, 7 May 2026
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  • At one point, Torres claimed he was possessed by a witch, according to the outlet, which cited the state’s attorney.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Some may seem strange, like Welsh winter festivities that often involve a horse's skull, while others might inspire you to travel to experience the holidays on the beach in Australia or witness Venice's canals taken over by gift-giving witches.
    Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2025

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“Carline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carline. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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