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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Housecarl

· House·carl · IPA /ˈhaʊsˌkɑː(ɹ)l/
01 n. A household servant; also, one of the bodyguard of King Canute.
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    A household servant; also, one of the bodyguard of King Canute.(Eng. Archæol.)