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carrow¹

  • /ˈkæɹəʊ/

Where it comes from

From Irish cearrbhach; compare Scottish Gaelic cearrach, from ceàrrbhag (“the left hand”), from ceàrr (“left”).

noun carrows

  1. obsolete A gambler in Ireland. Did you blame me even now for wishing of Kern Horse-Boys and Carrows to be clean cut off , as too violent a means; and do you yourself now prescribe the same Medicine?

Carrow²

proper noun Carrows

  1. A surname.

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"carrow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/carrow. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

carrow. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/carrow

Chicago

"carrow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/carrow.

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@misc{carrow_2026,
  title = {carrow},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/carrow},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}