Carling

·noun A short timber running lengthwise of a ship, from one transverse desk beam to another; also, one of the cross timbers that strengthen a hath;

— usually in ·pl

carling-day
the second Sunday preceding Easter, when parched peas are served up at most tables in Northumberland...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
carling-sunday
the second Sunday preceding Easter, when parched peas are served up at most tables in Northumberland...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose