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CARPS
Noun
carps
plural of carp
Verb
carps
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carp
Anagrams
• APCRs, RSPCA, craps, parcs, pracs, scarp, scrap
Proper noun
Carps
plural of Carp
Anagrams
• APCRs, RSPCA, craps, parcs, pracs, scarp, scrap
Source: Wiktionary
CARP
Carp, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Carped; p. pr. & vb. n. Carping.] Etym: [OE. carpen to say, speak; from Scand. (cf. Icel. karpa to boast), but influenced later by L. carpere to pluck, calumniate.]
1. To talk; to speak; to prattle. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. To find fault; to cavil; to censure words or actions without reason or ill-naturedly; -- usually followed by at. Carping and caviling at faults of manner. Blackw. Mag. And at my actions carp or catch. Herbert.
Carp, v. t.
1. To say; to tell. [Obs.]
2. To find fault with; to censure. [Obs.] Dryden.
Carp, n.; pl. Carp, formerly Carps. Etym: [Cf. Icel. karfi, Dan. karpe, Sw. karp, OHG. charpho, G. karpfen, F. carpe, LL. carpa.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A fresh-water herbivorous fish (Cyprinus carpio.). Several other species of Cyprinus, Catla, and Carassius are called carp. See Cruclan carp.
Note: The carp was originally from Asia, whence it was early introduced into Europe, where it is extensively reared in artificial ponds. Within a few years it has been introduced into America, and widely distributed by the government. Domestication has produced several varieties, as the leather carp, which is nearly or quite destitute of scales, and the mirror carp, which has only a few large scales. Intermediate varieties occur. Carp louse (Zoöl.), a small crustacean, of the genus Argulus, parasitic on carp and allied fishes. See Branchiura.
РCarp mullet (Zo̦l.), a fish (Moxostoma carpio) of the Ohio River and Great Lakes, allied to the suckers.
РCarp sucker (Zo̦l.), a name given to several species of fresh- water fishes of the genus Carpiodes in the United States; -- called also quillback.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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