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Webster 1913 Edition

Carling

{

Car′line

,

Car′ling

}
Noun.
[Cf. F.
carlingur
, Sp. Pg., & It.
carlinga
.]
(Naut.)
A short timber running lengthwise of a ship, from one transverse desk beam to another; also, one of the cross timbers that strengthen a hath; – usually in
pl.

Webster 1828 Edition

Carling

CARLING

,
Noun.
A piece of timber in a ship, ranging fore and aft, from one deck beam to another, directly over the keel, serving as a foundation for the body of the ship. On these rest the ledges, on which the planks of the deck are made fast.
Carline-knees are timbers in a ship, lying across from the sides to the hatchway, and serving to sustain the deck.

Definition 2024

carling

carling

English

Noun

carling ‎(plural carlings)

  1. (nautical) A piece of squared timber fitted fore-and-aft between the deck beams of a wooden ship to provide support for the deck planking.
  2. Alternative form of carlin (old woman)

Etymology 2

Noun

carling ‎(plural carlings)

  1. Alternative form of care, used in Carling Sunday or Care Sunday.

Etymology

From Old Norse karling, feminine of karl ‎(“carl”).

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