"jarkman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: jarkmen [plural]
Etymology: jark + -man Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|jark|man}} jark + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|jarkmen}} jarkman (plural jarkmen)
  1. (obsolete) A forger of counterfeit seals, licenses or other documents. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Crime
    Sense id: en-jarkman-en-noun-j9OSj7uS Disambiguation of Crime: 81 19
  2. (obsolete) A writer of begging letters. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-jarkman-en-noun-77Wyg~QM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -man Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 93 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: jark

Inflected forms

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