dial. [Of uncertain origin.
(Perh. a back-formation from CARLING2 ‘parched peas,’ taken as a participial form.)]
trans. To prepare as carlings; to parch (peas); to birsle or bristle. Hence Carled ppl. a.
1611. Cotgr., s.v. Groule, Febves groulées, parched or carled Beanes.
1862. Leeds Dial., 263. Carled peas, grey peas steeped all night in water and fried the following day with butter.
1863. Mrs. Toogood, Yorksh. Dial., The sun carls the hay and makes it crackly. Ibid., T’ground is sumpy underneath, but carled on top.
