[carp] vi [ME, of Scand origin; akin to Icel karpa to dispute] (14c): to find fault or complain querulously -- carp.er n
[2]carp n (1904): complaint [3]carp n, pl carp or carps [ME carpe, fr. MF, fr. LL carpa, prob. of Gmc origin; akin to OHG karpfo carp] (15c) 1: a large variable Asian soft-finned freshwater cyprinid fish (Cyprinus carpio) of sluggish waters that is often raised for food and has been widely introduced into U.S. waters; also: any of various related fishes
2: a fish (as the European sea bream) resembling a carp