Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A seal (see extract under jarkman). Fraternitie of Vacabondes, 1575.(Halliwell.)

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  • verb Eye dialect spelling of jerk.
  • noun A seal (stamp or impression of a stamp).
  • verb slang, military, UK To modify (weaponry) to disadvantage; especially, to attach and use a tracking device to covertly monitor its location.

Etymologies

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From jerk.

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Examples

  • “This is a jark from Jim Ratcliffe,” said the taller, having looked at the bit of paper.

    The Heart of Mid-Lothian 2007

  • ` ` This is a jark from Jim Ratcliffe, '' said the taller, having. looked at the bit of paper.

    The Heart of Mid-Lothian 1822

  • Pass. as the jark of e'er a queer cuffin in England --- and there's

    The Heart of Mid-Lothian 1822

  • ` ` She has got a jark from Jim Ratcliffe, '' said the short fellow, ` ` and Frank here won't hear of our putting her through the mill. ''

    The Heart of Mid-Lothian 1822

  • "This is a jark from Jim Ratcliffe," said the taller, having looked at the bit of paper.

    The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Complete Walter Scott 1801

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  • “She has got a jark from Jim Ratcliffe,” said the short fellow, “and Frank here won’t hear of our putting her through the mill.”

    The Heart of Mid-Lothian 2007

  • "She has got a jark from Jim Ratcliffe," said the short fellow, "and

    The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Complete Walter Scott 1801

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  • A counterfeit seal (as on a document). Heard on NPR's Says You.

    December 17, 2011