Definition of "carr"

The marsh lands or ‘carrs’ that covered the low-lying floor of the vale could not be cultivated and the poorly drained flanks of the vale would be best used as pasture.

2007, Kevin Leahy, The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Lindsey, Tempus, published 2008, page 16

The old tales told of these noble animals sighted padding across clodded fields or circling shrinking copses. Stalking the choking carrs.

2017, Benjamin Myers, The Gallows Pole, Bloomsbury, published 2019, page 155