(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:22:00

Car"lock (?), n. [F. carlock, fr. Russ. Karl�xa3;k'.]

A sort of Russian isinglass, made from the air bladder of the sturgeon, and used in clarifying wine.

 

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