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Car•lisle
Pronunciation: (kär-līl', kär'līl), [key]—
n.
1. John Grif•fin Pronunciation: (grif'in), [key] 1835–1910, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1883–89.
2. a city in Cumbria, in NW England. 99,700.
3. a city in S Pennsylvania. 18,314.
4. Angling.a fishhook having a narrow bend.
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