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Webster 1913 Edition
Hark
Hark
(härk)
, Verb.
I.
[OE.
herken
. See Hearken
.] To listen; to hearken.
[Now rare, except in the imperative form used as an interjection, Hark! listen.]
Hudibras.
Hark away!
Hark back!
Hark forward!
(Sporting)
, cries used to incite and guide hounds in hunting.
– To hark back
, to go back for a fresh start, as when one has wandered from his direct course, or made a digression.
He must have overshot the mark, and must
hark back
. Haggard.
He
harked back
to the subject. W. E. Norris.
Webster 1828 Edition
Hark
H`ARK
,Verb.
T.
To listen; to lend the ear.
This word is rarely or never used, except in the imperative mode, hark, that is, listen, hear.