firk — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To carry away or about; carry; move.

   Usage

   • Obsolete
   • Transitive

2. To drive away.

   Usage

   • Obsolete
   • Transitive

   Examples

   I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him.

3. To rouse; raise up.

   Usage

   • Obsolete
   • Transitive

4. To move quickly; go off or fly out suddenly; turn out.

   Usage

   • Intransitive
   • Obsolete

   Examples

   A wench is a rare bait, with which a man / No sooner's taken but he straight firks mad.

   Caſt care at thy poſternes; and firke i' thy fetters; / They are ornaments, Baby, haue graced thy betters: […]

Noun

1. A stroke; lash.

Noun

1. A freak; trick; quirk.

   Usage

   • UK usage
   • dialectal
   • Obsolete

   Examples

   firk o' law

   a firk of piety