carp

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A well-known fresh-water fish of the Cyprinidæ family, considered to have been introduced into England in the time of Henry VIII.; but in Dame Berner's book on angling, published in 1486, it is described as the "daynteous fysshe" in England.

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Carp
·pl of Carp. II. Carp ·vt To find fault with; to <<Censure>>. III. Carp ·vt To <<Say>>; to <<Tell>...

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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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