"jarkman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: jarkmen [plural]
Etymology: From 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 terms suffixed with -man, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: jark

Inflected forms

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