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Definition of Stirks
1. stirk [n] - See also: stirk
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stirks
Literary usage of Stirks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign by James Wood (1893)
"Dull, conceited hashes, /Confuse their brains in college classes ; / They gran?
in stirks, and come oot asses, / Plain truth to speak. Hums. ..."
2. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern English and Foreign Sources by James Wood (1899)
"Dull, conceited hashes, / Confuse their brains in college classes ; / They gang
in stirks, and come oot asses / Plain truth to speak. Burns. ii. 3. ..."
3. Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of by Chetham Society (1858)
"stirks. (Styre, Anglo-Saxon,) a young steer, ox, or heifer. Lane. (B. Dic.)
There are various entries in the Accounts, some of which ..."
4. British Farmer's Magazine (1869)
"There was a good supply, principally milch, in-calf cows, barren heifers, stirks,
and Irish. There was a large attendance of farmers and dealers from ..."
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