What does carle mean?
Carle means (chiefly Scotland) peasant; fellow.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(chiefly Scotland) peasant; fellow.
I am no sheephearde with a Curre, attending on the flockes:
Eh, Mr Henry! but the carle gae him a screed o' doctrine! Ye might hae heard him a mile down the wind—He routed like a cow in a fremd loaning.
Had he instead of on the Doge's throne Stamped the same brand upon a peasant's stool, His blood had gilt the threshold; for the carle Had stabbed him on the instant.
Ye may fancy I'm talking like a sour, disappointed auld carle.
Spake the sad and sorry carle: "We seek the Land where the days are many: so many that he who hath forgotten how to laugh, may learn the craft again, and forget the days of Sorrow."
Use carle when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Carle means (chiefly Scotland) peasant; fellow.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I am no sheephearde with a Curre, attending on the flockes:
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