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单词 penk
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penkv.

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: pank v.
Etymology: Probably a variant of pank v. O.E.D. Suppl. (1982) gives the pronunciation as (peŋk) /pɛŋk/.
Obsolete.
intransitive. To palpitate; to throb or heave violently or rapidly.Apparently only in the works of Rudyard Kipling.
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the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > move to and fro or up and down [verb (intransitive)] > rise and fall > violently or rapidly
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of heart > have disorder of heart [verb (intransitive)] > palpitate
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1890 R. Kipling Barrack-room Ballads (1892) 27 Wot makes the soldier's 'eart to penk, wot makes 'im to perspire?
1898 R. Kipling Stalky in Land & Sea Tales (1923) 137 They bullocks drove like that—all heavin' an' penkin' an' hotted!
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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