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5 definitions found 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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