erk

[ urk ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, British Slang.

erk

/ ɜːk /

Origin of erk¹

First recorded in 1920–25; earlier naval slang for any noncommissioned rank; of uncertain origin

Origin of erk¹

C20: perhaps a corruption of AC (aircraftman)

The next day he was installed as a clerk in the office of Peter Van Erk, one of the principal merchants in the city.

The large public hall in which meetings of the sort were generally held was nearly filled by the time the Van Erk party arrived.

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