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Carp (kärp), v. i.
[imp. & p. p. Carped (kärpt);
p. pr. & vb. n. Carping.] [OE.
carpen to say, speak; from Scand. (cf. Icel. karpa
to boast), but influenced later by L. carpere to pluck,
calumniate.] 1. To talk; to speak; to
prattle. [Obs.] Chaucer.

2. To find fault; to cavil; to censure
words or actions without reason or ill-naturedly; -- usually
followed by at.

Carping and caviling at faults of
manner.

Blackw. Mag.

And at my actions carp or catch.

Herbert.

Carp, v. t. 1.
To say; to tell. [Obs.]

2. To find fault with; to censure.
[Obs.] Dryden.

Carp, n.; pl.
Carp, formerly Carps. [Cf.
Icel. karfi, Dan. karpe, Sw. karp, OHG.
charpho, G. karpfen, F. carpe, LL.
carpa.] (Zoöl.) A fresh-water herbivorous
fish (Cyprinus carpio.). Several other species of
Cyprinus, Catla, and Carassius are called
carp.


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