merk

¹ American  

[murk] / mɜrk /

Rarely merc or murk

verb (used with object)

1. Slang. to defeat overwhelmingly, beat up, kill, or eliminate.

   Eventually they rip off the wrong person and then they get merked.

   If they are so tough, how come they got merked by 12-year-olds?

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merk ² American  

[merk] / mɛrk /

noun

1. Chiefly Scot. a former money of account and silver coin of Scotland, equal to 13s. 4d.

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Etymology

Origin of merk¹

First recorded in 2005–10; origin uncertain

Origin of merk²

First recorded in 1480–90; variant of mark ² ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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merk

However, Rovers nearly had the last, er, merk, as their form picked up and they eventually missed out on the playoffs by a matter of two points.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 20, 2010

"Nen ere killed outright," remarked Mr. Bangs, "bet I downt believe a single mether's sen of them escaped without a good big merk of recognition."

From Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life by John Campbell

This can only stand over the first figure. & þou schall neuer haue such a merk but ouer þe hed of þe furst figure in þe ryght side.

From The Earliest Arithmetics in English by Robert Steele

In the space left between the words "merk" and "van" Dingaan made a cross with a pen that was given to him, Thomas Halstead holding his hand and showing him what to do.

From Marie An Episode in The Life of the late Allan Quatermain by Henry Rider Haggard

Relates to the firing of beacons in Scotland: the stewards of Annandale and Kirkcudbright were liable in the fine of one merk for each default in the matter.

From Border Raids and Reivers by Robert Borland

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