Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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Quotation dates: 1710
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†CARLING, n. (See quot.)Fif. 1710 R. Sibbald Hist. Fife and Kinross 52:
Cataphractus Shonfeldii . . . a Pogge, I take it to be the Fish, the Fishers call a Carling.