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† flerk, v. Obs. Also 8 flirk. [Onomatopœic; cf. flick, flirt, jerk.] intr. To make a jerking movement. Hence flerk n., a jerk. ˈflerking ppl. a., jerking, twitching.
1606Sylvester Du Bartas ii. iv. Tropheis 348 With sudden flerk the fatale hemp lets goe The humming Flint. c1620Z. Boyd Zion's Flowers (1855) 134 With sudden flerk the hempe I'le nowe let goe. 1710Lond. Gaz. No. 4768/4 Stolen..Cart Mare..Saddle Backed, and a flirking Tail. |