Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Obsolete forms of mark.
  • noun A unit of money formerly in current use in Scotland, abolished, with the rest of the Scots currency, in 1707.
  • An obsolete form of murk.
  • noun An obsolete form of march.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete A mark; a sign.
  • noun Scot. An old Scotch silver coin; a mark or marc.

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  • noun Obsolete spelling of mark.

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Examples

  • In the space left between the words "merk" and "van" Dingaan made a cross with a pen that was given to him, Thomas Halstead holding his hand and showing him what to do.

    Marie An Episode in The Life of the late Allan Quatermain Henry Rider Haggard 1890

  • McConnachie said he was looking for a driver to "merk" sheriff's deputies, police were told.

    HeraldNet.com Local, Sports, Business and Entertainment News 2010

  • Corn lends sweetness to the pie, but merk é n — a "Chilean paprika" made from a blend of spices and hot peppers — adds a kick.

    Saucing Up the Ordinary 2011

  • So perhaps, rather than undergoing a transformation, Green finds himself in one last battle: between the young rapper trying to "merk everyone" and the 27-year old pop star trying to move on.

    Professor Green: 'Lily Allen put me back on my feet' 2011

  • Yung Berg may need to merk something to get any cred back!

    Rumors | CurveHouse.com 2010

  • And you start to see that all these sounds that you can make—ngo, merk, plort—that you begin to hear, can be classified in certain ways.

    THE ANTHOLOGIST Nicholson Baker 2009

  • Then he finds his wife and gets ready to merk Castle who turns out to be a megalomaniac bent on controlling the masses.

    Dart Adams presents The Dartflix Film Review: Gamer Dart Adams 2009

  • All four emcees merk verse after verse without any unneccesary filler or club tracks Fabolous, I'm looking at you!

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  • Vennligst merk at ønsket dato for opphentingen kan variere.

    Archive 2009-07-01 Torill 2009

  • And you start to see that all these sounds that you can make—ngo, merk, plort—that you begin to hear, can be classified in certain ways.

    THE ANTHOLOGIST Nicholson Baker 2009

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  • transitive verb (slang): to murder, literally or figuratively. From "mercenary." To "get merked" is to be killed; to be beaten badly (in a game, sport, or exchange of insults); or to become highly intoxicated.


    See usage examples at merked

    November 22, 2016