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jerque, v. (dʒɜːk) Also 9 jirk. [Origin obscure: it has been conjecturally referred to It. cercare to search, which suits the form and sense; but historical evidence is wanting. The agent noun jerquer, jerker, is evidenced back to 1706, and ought to be formed from the vb.; but the latter is not know...
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▪ I. jerk, n.1 (dʒɜːk) Also 6–7 ierke, girke, 7–9 jirk. [Jerk n. and vb. are known from c 1550; app. echoic. See also yerk, which in some senses appears to be synonymous with this.] † 1. a. A stroke with a whip or wand, a stripe, a lash. Obs.1555 W. Watreman Fardle Facions ii. xi. 256 To the manne.....
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