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Webster 1913 Edition


Chirk

Chirk

,
Verb.
I.
[Cf.
Chirp
, also
Creak
.]
1.
To shriek; to gnash; to utter harsh or shrill cries.
[Obs.]
All full of
chirkyng
was that sorry place.
Cheucer.
2.
To chirp like a bird.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Chirk

,
Verb.
T.
To cheer; to enliven;
as, to
chirk
one up
.
[Colloq. New Eng. ]

Chirk

,
Adj.
[From
Chirk
,
Verb.
I.
]
Lively; cheerful; in good spirits.
[Colloq. New Eng.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Chirk

CHIRK

,
Adj.
Lively; cheerful; in god spirits; in a comfortable state.

CHIRK

,
Verb.
I.
To chirp.