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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Needlefish \Nee"dle*fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
a The European great pipefich ({Siphostoma, or Syngnathus,
acus}); -- called also {earl}, and {tanglefish}.
b The garfish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Earl \Earl\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The needlefish. [Ireland]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Earl \Earl\, n. [OE. eorl, erl, AS eorl man, noble; akin to OS
erl boy, man, Icel. jarl nobleman, count and possibly to Gr
? male, Zend arshan man. Cf {Jarl}.]
A nobleman of England ranking below a marquis, and above a
viscount. The rank of an earl corresponds to that of a count
(comte) in France, and graf in Germany. Hence the wife of an
earl is still called countess. See {Count}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
earl
n : a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Earl, NC (town, FIPS 19140)
Location: 35.19493 N, 81.53429 W
Population (1990): 230 (104 housing units)
Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Earl, WI
Zip code(s): 54875
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