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SMERK
Noun
smerk (plural smerks)
Dated form of smirk.
Verb
smerk (third-person singular simple present smerks, present participle smerking, simple past and past participle smerked)
Dated form of smirk.
Adjective
smerk (comparative more smerk, superlative most smerk)
(obsolete) smart; jaunty; spruce
Synonyms
• smerky
Anagrams
• Merks, kmers, merks
Source: Wiktionary
Smerk, n. & v.
Definition: See Smirk.
Smerk, Smerk"y, a.
Definition: Smart; jaunty; spruce. See Smirk, a. [Obs.] So smerk, so smooth, his pricked ears. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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