Hypertext Webster Gateway: "firk"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Firk \Firk\, v. 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. [Obs.]
I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Firk \Firk\, v. i.
To fly out; to turn out; to go off. [Obs.]
A wench is a rare bait, with which a man
No sooner's taken but he straight firks mad.B.Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Firk \Firk\, n.
A freak; trick; quirk. [Obs.] --Ford.
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