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carking

American  
[kahr-king] / ˈkɑr kɪŋ /

adjective

Archaic.
  1. distressful.


Etymology

Origin of carking

First recorded in 1560–70; see origin at cark, -ing 2

Example Sentences

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Precedence and protocol were a constant, carking care to Queen Victoria's stiffly sensitive and none-too-popular Prince Albert, who complained that he was "only a husband and not the master in the house."

From Time Magazine Archive

To its gusts he could throw the heavy cares of the Presidency, to its rollers the carking complications of politics.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Germany itself those prisoners who have returned found only more carking cares.

From Time Magazine Archive

She has fallen asleep there, as she so often does, for youth and health defy carking cares.

From Floyd Grandon's Honor by Douglas, Amanda Minnie

What, do the mighty ones then bear Their load of carking grief and care?

From Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) by Gay, John