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Meaning of wife-carl | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A cot-quean.

obsolete

Examples

“A niggardly curmudgeon, a wife-carl, counts the cakes as they are baking, keeps the keys of the pantry, eats out of his pocket,”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

wife-giver wife-in-law wife-taker wife, : little woman wife's best friend wifebeater