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firk |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Firk \Firk\, v. t. [Cf. OE ferken to proceed, hasten, AS fercian to bring assist; perh. akin to faran to go E. fare.] To beat to strike; to chastise. [Obs.] I'll fer him and firk him and ferret him --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Firk \Firk\, v. i. To fly out to turn out to go off [Obs.] A wench is a rare bait, with which a man No sooner's taken but he straight firks mad.B.Jonson. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Firk \Firk\, n. A freak; trick; quirk. [Obs.] --Ford.
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