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CIDE DICTIONARY
firing off | firing party | firing pin | firing range | firing squad | firk | firkin | firlot | firm | firm omelet | firm up

firk

CIDE DICTIONARY

firkv. 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.  [1913 Webster]
    "I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him."  [1913 Webster]
firkv. i. 
     To fly out; to turn out; to go off.  [1913 Webster]
    "A wench is a rare bait, with which a man"  [1913 Webster]
    "No sooner's taken but he straight firks mad.B.Jonson."  [1913 Webster]
firkn. 
     A freak; trick; quirk.  Ford.  [1913 Webster]

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