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Definition of Carlins
1. carlin [n] - See also: carlin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carlins
Literary usage of Carlins
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1877)
"THEKE was 'j' five carlins a in the South, They fell upon a scheme, To send a
lad J to London town, To bring them tidings hame. Nor only bring them tidings ..."
2. The Poetry of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1896)
"THE FIVE carlins THE Five carlins were of course the Dumfries Parliamentary Burghs.
On 29th October 1789, soon after the beginning of the contest, ..."
3. A View of the Coins at this Time Current Throughout Europe: Exhibiting the by Thomas Snelling (1766)
"5) current for ю Grains, worth 4f-d, a piece current for 6 carlins (No. 7) worth
about 2S 3~d, and a piece of iz carlins (No. 8) worth about 4s -ja. Sterl. ..."
4. Lex Mercatoria: Or, A Complete Code of Commercial Law; Being a General Guide by Wyndham Beawes, Joseph Chitty (1813)
"... a tarin 2 carlins ; a carlin 10 grains ; a grain three ... and grains; and
exchanges made with Spain, by giving a ducat of 10 carlins for an uncertain ..."
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