2. Noun. (plural of jark) ¹
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Definition of Jarks
1. jark [n] - See also: jark
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jarks
Literary usage of Jarks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1894)
"In a word, High-jarks was justified (as all wisdom is) of his children; and the
weak-minded women, who had complained that he smote too hard, were the first ..."
2. Belgium and Holland, Including the Grand-duchy of Luxembourg: Handbook for ...by Karl Baedeker (Firm), Karl Baedeker by Karl Baedeker (Firm), Karl Baedeker (1894)
"... 'lans. jarks. h 3« barks, 'lans. Darks. i and parks. ?ano- Darks. hens. narks.
I RA- marks. i, and marks. ?lang. marks. ..."
3. St. Nicholasby Mary Mapes Dodge by Mary Mapes Dodge (1903)
"... second photograph shows the little insects that, like " jarks-in-the-box,''
had pushed off the "caps" of the little "bottles" and crawled out. ..."
4. Eldorado, Or Adventures in the Path of Empire, Comprising a Voyage to by Bayard Taylor, Thomas Butler King (1854)
"But see ! tho groups in the plaza suddenly scatter; the -city surveyor jarks his
pole out of the ground and leaps on a pile of boards ; the venders of cakes ..."
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