yark.
To make ready; prepare.
Meaning & usage
To make ready; prepare.
To dispose; be set in order for; be destined or intended for.
To set open; open.
Where this word 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.
To bind or draw (especially leather or stitches) tight.
To hit, strike, especially with a cane or whip.
To crack (a whip).
Where this word comes from
Uncertain, probably originally imitative; compare jerk, etc.
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