\ ˈkärk \
-ed/-ing/-s
Definition of cark
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1
: to be anxious or troubled : fret
a covetous man … carking about his bags— Isaac Barrow
2
: to labor anxiously
why for sluggards cark and moil?— Charles Kingsley
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“Cark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cark. Accessed 2 Jul. 2022.
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