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yerk

yerk is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.To strike or lash with a whip. [Obs. or Scot.]
  2. 2.To throw out the heels; to kick; to jerk. They flirt, they yerk, they backward . . . fling. Drayton.
  3. 3.To move a quick, jerking motion.
  4. 4.A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.

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

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