Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - carp
Carp
carp
1. n. (pl. same) any freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, esp. Cyprinus carpio, often bred for use as food. Etymology: ME f. OF carpe f. Prov. or f. LL carpa 2. v.intr. (usu. foll. by at) find fault; complain pettily. Derivatives carper n. Etymology: obs. ME senses 'talk, say, sing' f. ON karpa to brag: mod. sense (16th c.) from or infl. by L carpere pluck at, slander
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I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic karpa to dispute Date: 14th century to find fault or complain querulously, ~er noun II. noun Date: 1904 complaint, III. noun (plural ~ or ~s) Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Middle French, from Late Latin ~a, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German karpfo ~ Date: 15th century a large variable Asian soft-finned freshwater cyprinid fish (Cyprinus ~io) of sluggish waters that is often raised for food and has been widely introduced into United States waters, a fish (as the European sea bream) resembling a ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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