Jerked

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

  Jerk \Jerk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jerked} (j[~e]rkt); p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Jerking}.] [Akin to yerk, and perh. also to yard a
     measure.]
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     1. To beat; to strike. [Obs.] --Florio.
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     2. To give a quick and suddenly arrested thrust, push, pull,
        or twist, to; to yerk; as, to jerk one with the elbow; to
        jerk a coat off.
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     3. To throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the
        hand; as, to jerk a stone.
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