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QUIRKING
Verb
quirking
present participle of quirk
Source: Wiktionary
QUIRK
Quirk, n. [Written also querk.] Etym: [Cf W. chwiori to turn briskly, or E. queer.]
1. A sudden turn; a starting from the point or line; hence, an artful evasion or subterfuge; a shift; a quibble; as, the quirks of a pettifogger. "Some quirk or . . . evasion." Spenser. We ground the justification of our nonconformity on dark subtilties and intricate quirks. Barrow.
2. A fit or turn; a short paroxysm; a caprice. [Obs.] "Quirks of joy and grief." Shak.
3. A smart retort; a quibble; a shallow conceit. Some odd quirks and remnants of wit. Shak.
4. An irregular air; as, light quirks of music. Pope.
5. (Building)
Definition: A piece of ground taken out of any regular ground plot or floor, so as to make a court, yard, etc.; -- sometimes written quink. Gwilt.
6. (Arch.)
Definition: A small channel, deeply recessed in proportion to its width, used to insulate and give relief to a convex rounded molding. Quirk molding, a bead between two quirks.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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