Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An ancient Irish subdivision of land.
- noun In Ireland, one who wandered about and made his living by cards and dice; a strolling gamester.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Ireland A strolling gamester.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
strolling gamester inIreland .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Irish itinerant gambler, called in that country a "carrow," than of the
The Antiquary — Volume 01 Walter Scott 1801
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Irish itinerant gambler, called in that country a "carrow," than of the
The Antiquary — Complete Walter Scott 1801
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This was more in the character of the Irish itinerant gambler, called in that country a _carrow_, than of the Scottish beggar.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 397, November 7, 1829 Various
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This was more in the character of the Irish itinerant gambler, called in that country a ` ` carrow, '' than of the Scottish beggar.
The Antiquary 1845
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The boat had about 30 or so people on it, so we claimed some floor space since the carrow handmade wooden benches looked ridiculously uncomfortable (and others were lounging on the floor as well).
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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This was more in the character of the Irish itinerant gambler, called in that country a “carrow,” than of the Scottish beggar.
The Antiquary 1584
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