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firk

firk 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 beat; to strike; to chastise. [Obs.] I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him. Shak.
  2. 2.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.
  3. 3.A freak; trick; quirk. [Obs.] Ford.

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

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