Firk

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.]
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           I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Firk \Firk\, v. i.
     To fly out; to turn out; to go off. [Obs.]
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           A wench is a rare bait, with which a man
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           No sooner's taken but he straight firks mad.B.Jonson.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Firk \Firk\, n.
     A freak; trick; quirk. [Obs.] --Ford.
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