carr

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Any marsh

   Any marsh; marshy ground, swampland.

   • The marsh lands or ‘carrs’ that covered the low-lying floor of the vale could not be cultivated and the poorly drained flanks of the vale would be best used as pasture.
   • The old tales told of these noble animals sighted padding across clodded fields or circling shrinking copses. Stalking the choking carrs.
2. 2

   In particular, a marsh or fen formed when the litter of decaying reeds (e.g. in a lake)…

   In particular, a marsh or fen formed when the litter of decaying reeds (e.g. in a lake) raises the ground level above the water, allowing more vegetation like sedges and then low bushes or trees to grow; a marshy woodland. (Compare marsh, swamp, bog, fen.)

3. 3

   Archaic form of car (“wheeled vehicle”).

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   1. 4

      Rock.

   2. 5

      A northern English habitational surname from Old Norse derived from Old Norse kjarr…

      A northern English habitational surname from Old Norse derived from Old Norse kjarr (“brushwood”).

   3. 6

      A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic, a variant of Kerr.

   4. 7

      A surname from Irish, anglicized from Irish Ó Carra, Ó Cairre.

      • That’s what prompted new FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to send a “letter of inquiry” to CBS, asking the network to hand over the unedited tapes and transcript.
   5. 8

      An Irish surname, a variant of Kilcar.

   6. 9

      A place in the United States

      A place in the United States:

   7. 10

      A place in England

      A place in England:

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