Definition of "firk"

firk1

/fɜː(ɹ)k/

  • verb

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

    1. (transitive, obsolete) To carry away or about; carry; move.

    2. (transitive, obsolete) To drive away.  

    3. (transitive, obsolete) To rouse; raise up.

    4. (intransitive, obsolete) To move quickly; go off or fly out suddenly; turn out.  

  • noun

    plural firks

    1. A stroke; lash.  

firk2

/fɜː(ɹ)k/