† squarkenv.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To burn or scorch.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > subjection or exposure to heat or fire > subject or expose to heat or fire [verb (transitive)] > damage or injure by heat or fire > burn or scorch
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1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 731/1 I squarkyn, I burne the utter part of a thyng agaynst the fyer, or roste mete unkyndly, je ars.
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 731/1 This mete is nat rostyd, it is squarkynned.
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