n. See carlin.n. Same as carlinoBelonging to the genus Carlina: as, the carline thistle.n. A kind of thistle, Carlina vulgaris or C. acaulis. See Carlina.n. A piece of timber in a ship, ranging fore and aft from one deck-beam to another, and forming with the beams a framing for the deck-planks to rest upon.n. A transverse iron or wooden bar placed across the top of a railroad-car from side to side to support the roof-boards. Sometimes called a rafter.n. A Russian game of billiards which employs five balls, one of them blue and another black or yellow.