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firking

firking is the present participle and gerund of firk.

Meaning of firk

Verb

firk (third-person singular simple present firks, present participle firking, simple past and past participle firked)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To carry away or about; carry; move.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To drive away.
    • I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him.1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To rouse; raise up.
  4. (intransitive, obsolete) To move quickly; go off or fly out suddenly; turn out.
    • A wench is a rare bait, with which a man / No sooner's taken but he straight firks mad.1610 (first performance), Ben[jamin] Jonson, The Alchemist, London: […] Thomas Snodham, for Walter Burre, and are to be sold by Iohn Stepneth, […], published 1612, →OCLC, (please specify the Internet...

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Questions about firking

What is firking the present participle and gerund of?
Firking is the present participle and gerund of firk.

Words near firking in the dictionary

  1. firk
  2. firka
  3. firkas
  4. firked
  5. firkin
  6. firking
  7. firkins
  8. firks
  9. Firkus
  10. Firkuses
  11. firkytoodle

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