different between carding vs carling

English

Verb

carding

1. present participle of card

Noun

carding (countable and uncountable, plural cardings)

1. (countable) A piece of wool rolled by a carder (carding machine).
2. (uncountable) The fraudulent trafficking of credit card details.

See also

• carding machine

English

Etymology 1

From Old Norse karling, feminine of karl (“carl”).

Noun

carling (plural carlings)

1. (nautical) A piece of squared timber fitted fore-and-aft between the deck beams of a wooden ship to provide support for the deck planking.
2. Alternative form of carlin (old woman)

Etymology 2

From care +? -ling (synchronically), being connected to the custom of serving these peas to the poor on Care Sunday, called also Carling Sunday after the peas.

Alternative forms

• carlin, carl, carle

Noun

carling (plural carlings)

1. A cultivar of field pea or maple pea, dried, soaked, boiled, then fried.

Synonyms

• carling pea

References

• Weaver, William Woys (2013-09-10) , “Heirloom Pea Varieties”, in Mother Earth News?^[1]