chirk

chirk is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.To chirp like a bird. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  2. 2.To cheer; to enliven; as, to chirk one up. [Colloq. New Eng. ]
  3. 3.Lively; cheerful; in good spirits. [Colloq. New Eng.]

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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