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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Firkverb
To whip; to beat; to correct; to chastise.
Etymology: from ferio, Latin.
Besides, it is not only foppish,
But vile, idolatrous and popish,
For one man out of his own skin
To firk and whip another’s sin. Hudibras, p. ii. can. 2.
Webster Dictionary
Firkverb
to beat; to strike; to chastise
Firkverb
to fly out; to turn out; to go off
Firknoun
a freak; trick; quirk
Etymology: [Cf. OE. ferken to proceed, hasten, AS. fercian to bring, assist; perh. akin to faran to go, E. fare.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Firk
fėrk, v.t. (Shak.) to whip or beat: to rouse.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of firk in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of firk in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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