"ferk" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: ferks [present, singular, third-person], ferking [participle, present], ferked [participle, past], ferked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} ferk (third-person singular simple present ferks, present participle ferking, simple past and past participle ferked)
  1. Alternative form of firk Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: firk
    Sense id: en-ferk-en-verb-pflEzbOU

Verb

Forms: ferks [present, singular, third-person], ferking [participle, present], ferked [participle, past], ferked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} ferk (third-person singular simple present ferks, present participle ferking, simple past and past participle ferked)
  1. (UK) To rummage, in order to search for something; to dig amongst articles or move things aside in order to try and find something. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-ferk-en-verb-0Gcx9Bir Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88

Inflected forms

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