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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1806

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†CARLISH, adj. Rude, churlish.Sc. 1806 R. Jamieson Pop. Ballads I. 236:
The morn I wad a carlish knicht, Or a holy cell maun drie.

[From Carle, n.1, 2. O.Sc. has carlich, carlish, like or appropriate to a carl; rustic, rude; c.1400 earliest date (D.O.S.T.).]

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