(especially UK) Alternative form of carrot and stick

(nautical, historical) A very short carriage gun used to fire a heavy shot for a limited range. / An exchange of artillery fire; a cannonade; a fusillade.

plural of carronade

A surname from Irish derived from the Irish Ó Cearbhaill. / Lewis Carroll - pseudonym of British author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. / A male given name transferred from the surname.

An early-ripening apple cultivar.

plural of carrot

(UK, slang, derogatory) A redhead.

plural of carrot top

(idiomatic) The simultaneous rewarding of good behavior and punishing of bad behavior.

The state or quality of being carroty.