Definition of "yark" in Anglais

verb

1. (transitive, UK dialectal) To make ready; prepare.

2. (transitive, obsolete) To dispose; be set in order for; be destined or intended for.

3. (transitive, obsolete) To set open; open.

verb

1. To draw (stitches etc.) tight.

2. To hit, strike, especially with a cane or whip.

3. To crack (a whip).

   • he would throw a Dagger, and make a whip to yarke and lash [tr. faisoit craqueter], as cunningly as any Carter in France.