单词 | jark |
释义 | † jarkn. cant. Obsolete. Originally: a seal, esp. one affixed to a counterfeit licence or pass. Later: a pass giving the bearer safe conduct (Oxford University slang in later use). ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > marking > imprinting > sealing > [noun] > engraved stamp used for inseila1000 seala1300 lead1340 signet1392 sinetc1440 jark1567 cashet1609 sigila1610 ring1637 cacheta1639 signet ring1726 cylinder seal1887 1567 T. Harman Caueat for Commen Cursetors (new ed.) sig. E.iv A Iarkmane hathe his name of a Iarke, which is a seale in their Languag. 1575 J. Awdely Fraternitye of Vacabondes (new ed.) sig. A2 A counterfaite Lisence (which they call a Gybe, and the seales they cal Iarckes). 1612 T. Dekker O per se O sig. N These counterfeit Ierkes (or Seales) are grauen with the point of a knife, vpon a stickes end. 1668 F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue II. xv. 136 His employment is to make Gybes with Iarkes to them,..by which he gets store of money to make himself drunk withal. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian iv, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. III. 92 ‘This is a jark from Jim Ratcliffe,’ said the taller, having looked at the bit of paper. 1849 Graham's Mag. Mar. 204/1 I've a friend as goes down on the mail in the morning, and mind, give him this jark. 1900 J. S. Farmer Public School Word-bk. 117 Jark, (Oxford)—A safe-conduct pass; a jasker. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1567 |
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