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carp

UK/ˈkɑːp/ US/ˈkɑɹp/ uncommon obsolete
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised

2.

verb

1.

raise trivial objections

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Origin

The verb is derived from Middle English carpen, karpe (“to chat, converse, talk; to chatter, gossip; to ask; to cry out, wail; to find fault, carp; to relate, tell; to recite; to sing”), and then partly: * from Old Norse karpa (“to boast, brag; to dispute, quarrel”), further etymology unknown; and * from, or influenced by, Latin carpere, the present active infinitive of carpō (“to harvest, pick, pluck; to criticize, revile, slander, carp at”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kerp- (“to harvest, pluck”). The noun is derived from the verb. (Middle English carp, karp (“conversation, discourse, talking; spoken or written message or statement; meaning; news; poem; song; story”), from Old Norse karp (“bragging”), did not survive into modern English.)

Phrases

  • Asian carp
  • bighead carp
  • black carp
  • carp bream
  • carp louse
  • carp pox
  • common carp
  • crucian carp

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