Cärp1, v. i.
v. i. [Lat. carpere.] To censure, cavil, or find fault, particularly without reason, or petulantly; — followed by at.
No, not a tooth or nail to scratch. And at my actions carp and catch. Herbert.
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Carp
Cārp2, n.
n. [Fr. carpe, Sp. carpa, It. carpione, Pr. escarpa, Icel. karfi, Dan. karpe, Sw. karp, O. H. Ger. carfo, charpho, charpfe, M. H. Ger. karpfe, N. H. Ger. karpfen, Armor. karpen, Bisc. carpa, L. Lat. carpio, carpo, carpa, carpana, probably from carpere, to seize, snatch, L. Lat. carpare, to seize.] (Ichth.) A family of soft-finned, fresh-water fishes. The species most common is Cyprinus carpio, which was originally a native of Persia, and was carried to England in the fourteenth century, and has been introduced into America from Europe. The gold-fish (Cyprinus auratus) belongs to this family. Baird. Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio).
