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career [ˈkəriːr]
n. A course, a career.
carf, kerf,
carf [karf, kɛrf]
n. SW. A cut in timber for a joint.U. A ditch or channel.
v. SW. To make cuts in timber so as to allow of its bending.
cafuffle, carfichle, carfuchle, carfuffelt, carfuffil, carfuffil, carfuffl$t, carfuffle, carfuffled, corfuffle, corfuffled, cuffuffle, cuffuffled, curfuffle, curfuffled, kafuffle, kafuffled, kerfluffle, kerfluffled, kerfuffle, kerfuffled, kififle, kififled,
carfuffle [karˈfʌfl, kərˈfʌfl, kʌrˈfʌfl]
also carfuchle [karˈfʌxl]
n. Disorder, mess, rumpling, creasing. A disagreement, quarrel. A state of excitement or agitation.
v. To disarrange, throw into confusion, to disorder, to tumble, to crease.
pt. pp. carfuffelt
cargae, cargaes, cargie, cargies, cargo, cargos,
cargae [kargə, kargi, karge]
n. Cargo.
pl. cargaes
cark,
cark [kark]
n. Care, worry, anxiety.
v. To complain peevishly.
carcat, carket,
carket [ˈkarkət]
n. A necklace.
carl, carlage, carle, carlers, carlie, carlish, churl, cyarl, kerel, kèrel, kerl, kerrel,
carle [karl, kerl]
n. An old man, a tall candlestick.
dim. carlie
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
carlish: Rude, churlish.
cairlin, cairline, carlin, carline, carling, cyarlin,
carline [ˈk(j)arlɪn, ˈkɛrlɪn]
n. An old woman, the last sheaf of corn.
Carlin$s_Lowp, Carline$s_loup, Carline$s_lowp, Carlops, Carlups,
Carline's lowp [ˈkarlʌps, ˈk(j)arlɪnz lʌup, ˈkɛrlɪnz lʌup]
pn. Carlops (Borders).
Carlowa,
Carlowa [ˈkarlɪwa]
pn. Carloway (Isle of Lewis).

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