Carling Definition

kärlĭng, -lĭn

noun

Any of the short, wooden or metal pieces running fore and aft beneath the deck of a ship to provide additional support, as under masts, winches, etc.

Webster's New World

Alternative form of carlin (old woman)

Wiktionary

Alternative form of care, used in Carling Sunday or Care Sunday.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Carling

Singular:

carling

Plural:

carlings

Middle English from Old French calingue and from Old Norse kerling old woman (Old French) (from Old Norse)

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old Norse karling, feminine of karl (“carl”).

From Wiktionary