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yark¹

  • /jɑːk/ UK

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)k

Where it comes from

From Middle English ȝarken, ȝerken, from Old English ġearcian (“to prepare, make ready, procure, furnish, supply”), Proto-West Germanic *garwakōn, equivalent to yare + -k. Related to Old English ġearc (“ready, active, quick”), ġearu (“prepared, ready, equipped, complete, finished, yare”). More at yare.

verb yarks · yarking · yarked

  1. obsolete, transitive To make ready; prepare.
  2. obsolete, transitive To dispose; be set in order for; be destined or intended for.
  3. obsolete, transitive To set open; open.

yark²

  • /jɑːk/ UK

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)k

Where it comes from

Uncertain, probably originally imitative; compare jerk, etc.

verb yarks · yarking · yarked · yerk

  1. transitive To bind or draw (especially leather or stitches) tight. [...] Yet thou hast given us leather to yark, and leather to bark, [...]
  2. transitive To hit, strike, especially with a cane or whip.
  3. transitive To crack (a whip). he would throw a Dagger, and make a whip to yarke and lash [tr. faisoit craqueter], as cunningly as any Carter in France.

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@misc{yark_2026,
  title = {yark},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yark},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}