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pirks

pirks is the plural of pirk.

Meaning of pirk

Noun

pirk (plural pirks)

  1. A type of fishing lure consisting of a metal bar with a treble hook attached.
    • The pirk or diamond jig is an equally basic lure which can be extremely good for cod and pollack, and when baited for ling and halibut. Pirk baits are an updated version of the scraped lead lures used by Grand Banks cod fishermen, though most commercially made pirk style baits now originate in...1987, Keith Gardner, The Complete Book of Fishing: A Guide to Freshwater, Saltwater & Big-game Fishing

Questions about pirks

What is pirks the plural of?
Pirks is the plural of pirk.

Words near pirks in the dictionary

  1. Pirkanmaa
  2. Pirkkala
  3. Pirkl
  4. Pirkle
  5. Pirkls
  6. pirks
  7. pirl
  8. pirled
  9. pirlicue
  10. pirlicues
  11. pirlimycin

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