See firk on Wiktionary
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}
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}
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"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
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"derived": [
{
"word": "firkery"
}
],
"etymology_number": 2,
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"forms": [
{
"form": "firks",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "ferk",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
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"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"British English",
"English dialectal terms"
],
"glosses": [
"A freak; trick; quirk."
],
"links": [
[
"freak",
"freak"
],
[
"trick",
"trick"
],
[
"quirk",
"quirk"
]
],
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"(UK dialectal) A freak; trick; quirk."
],
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"UK",
"dialectal"
]
}
],
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},
{
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}
],
"word": "firk"
}
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