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See carlin. carline (kär'lin), n. [F. carlin, II. n. A kind of thistle, Carlin a vulgar is or C. a caulis. See Carlin a . carline, carling2 (kär'lin, -ling), n. [F. car lingue Sp. Pg. carling a Ru . karlinsů ; origin unknown.] 1. A piece of timber in a ship, ranging fore and aft from one deck-beam to another, and forming with the beams a framing for the deck-planks to rest upon.-2. A transverse iron or wooden bar placed acro the top of a railroad-car from side to side to support the roof-boards. Sometimes called a rafter. Carline knees. See knee. Carling1t (kär'ling), n. [Short for Carling Sun day, also Carlin Sunday, Carle Sunday , appar. corruptions of Care Sunday, q. v.] 1. The Sunday before Palm Sunday; the fifth Sunday in Lent, commonly known as Pa ion Sunday. It was an old custom to eat a certain kind of peas on that day. Hence-2. [1. c.] pl . The peas eaten on Pa ion Sunday; "grey peas steeped all night in water, and fried next day in butter" ( Brockett ).