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carp
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information)
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carp 2 freshwater fish of genus
Cyprinus. XIV. — (O)F.
carpe — Pr.
carpa or the source late L.
carpa; perh. of Gmc. origin (cf. (M)LG.
karpe, (M)Du.
karper, OHG.
karpfo, G.
karpfen, ON.
karfi).
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 "Post-Tribune (IN)")
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CARP MERIT MORE RESPECT FROM AMERICAN FISHERMEN
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 8/13/1989; 700+ words
; ...Is that fish the pike or fabled Atlantic salmon? Nope. How about the carp? Did he say carp? British fishermen are aghast when they hear the low esteem in which carp are held by most U.S. anglers. Chances are those who knock the carp have...
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 "The Capital Times (Madison, WI)")
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CARP HATED BY MANY, BUT HERE TO STAY.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI); 8/4/2000; 700+ words
; ``The Carp is the queen of rivers; a stately...a very subtle fish . . . all carps are better for age and bigness. If you will fish for a carp, you must put on a very large...especially to fish for a river carp . . . '' -- Izaak Walton...
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Carp crusades: Steve Davidson gives the European carp a fair trial, and outlines a potential genetic route to its long-term management.
Magazine article from: Ecos; 7/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; Abstract: European carp are widespread in the Murray-Darling...wetland degradation, it is unlikely that carp are responsible for declines in native...occurrence of algal blooms. Successful carp management will require both control techniques...
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 "Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX)")
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Carp diem: Most `rough' fans know only one fish can seize their day.
Newspaper article from: Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX); 3/22/2006; 700+ words
; ...Donnie Hutchinson are fishing for common carp in this uncommon place. They've driven...Bugle-mouthed bass" is one euphemism for carp. If you look closely at Cyprinus carpio...love. Motherly love aside, the common carp has an uncommon following among Texas anglers...
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Carp are often viewed with disdain as predatory fish in this country, but anglers sure seem to have fun trying to reel them in.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 6/26/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...bread swallowed hole. The lips belong to carp porpoising over each other for their share...that divides Pymatuning Lake, making the carp a legend. Rod Abrams Jr., who has driven...handrails,'' he is saying. ``The carp kept him afloat.'' Young Rod believes...
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Carp-e Diem
Newspaper article from: Pittsburgh City Paper; 6/21/2006; ; 700+ words
; Pittsburgh's newest river ambassador: the carp CARP GET A BAD RAP: They eat other fish eggs and they don...development director for Venture Outdoors, likens the carp's 20th-century fate to "being at the dance with the...
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Carp not as bad as their reputation
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 4/22/2001; ; 700+ words
; Jay Reed Carp not as bad as their reputation By JAY REED...2001 I'm thinking walleyes but talking carp which shows you how short a cast it can...the tough, ugly, pain-in-the-butt carp. The species is blamed for more environmental...
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Carp anglers plan world championship for St. Lawrence
Magazine article from: The Business Journal - Central New York; 2/27/2004; ; 700+ words
; MASSENA - American carp anglers are planning to bring the world's top carp fishermen to the St. Lawrence for a "world carp cup" tournament. David Moore, former president of Carp Anglers Group, has formed the American Carp Society to organize...
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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Carp merit place on table.(Sports)(Column)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 5/30/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...verdict is in on Gary Hague's smoked carp recipe. And, at least among the human...bowfisher and food inspector who arrowed fresh carp at Jackson Reservoir and shared his Swedish...dislikes wasting good protein. Having tasted carp before, I dutifully took some fillets...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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CARP DEATHS A MYSTERY.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 7/26/2001; 700+ words
; Byline: ROB STREETER The carp are dying. In Central New York, carp are washing up by the hundreds on beaches and shorelines...Lawrence River on the Quebec side where thousands of large carp have washed up on shore. This has been going on for...
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Carp
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...also grown in parts of Europe. Carp have also been released to freshwater...Unfortunately, the release of carp into foreign aquatic ecosystems...physical disturbance caused by carp as they feed and spawn, as...States, four species of Asian carps have been introduced into lakes...
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carp
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
carp hardy freshwater fish, Cyprinus carpio...the minnow family. A native of Asia, the carp was introduced into Europe and America and...variations in color and form have developed. Carp have four barbels ( "whiskers" ) around...
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Carp, Daniel A. 1948–
Book article from: International Directory of Business Biographies
...com. ■ In 2000 Daniel A. Carp became the chairman of the board and chief...1995 and ascending to the top position. Carp's leadership of Kodak was marked by several...decades to come. A ONE-COMPANY MAN Daniel Carp was born and raised in Wytheville, Virginia...
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sea carps
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
sea carps See APLODACTYLIDAE .
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carp-
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
carp- ( carpo- ) combining form denoting the wrist (carpus).
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