carlot

English

Etymology 1

car +‎ lot

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑː(ɹ)ˌlɒt/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Noun

carlot (plural carlots)

(US) car park

Etymology 2

From carl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑː(ɹ)lət/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Noun

carlot (plural carlots)

(obsolete) A yokel; a peasant or countryman[1]
- c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene v]:
  That the old carlot once was master of.

References

“carlot”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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