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  • noun Plural form of sark.

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Examples

  • As far as Thorba knew, most animals had scaly skin, just like people did; the only exception were the sarks, small pests that gnawed holes in walls and stole food, that had bodies covered in fur.

    "New Management", part 5 Johnny Pez 2010

  • As far as Thorba knew, most animals had scaly skin, just like people did; the only exception were the sarks, small pests that gnawed holes in walls and stole food, that had bodies covered in fur.

    Archive 2010-04-01 Johnny Pez 2010

  • Nevertheless, that Burns could forswear his encounters with the folk is as likely as that Tam could swear off drink or cutty-sarks.

    National Demons: Robert Burns, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and the Folk in the Forest 2006

  • CAME now to ocean the ever-courageous hardy henchmen, their harness bearing, woven war-sarks.

    Beowulf, translated by Francis Gummere 2003

  • CAME now to ocean the ever-courageous hardy henchmen, their harness bearing, woven war-sarks.

    Beowulf, translated by Francis Gummere 2003

  • At length they set the stranger damosel to wark; and whenever she began the stains came out pure and clean, but the auld wife made the knight believe it was her dochter had washed the sarks.

    The Blue Fairy Book 2003

  • CAME now to ocean the ever-courageous hardy henchmen, their harness bearing, woven war-sarks.

    Beowulf 2003

  • There she was telled of a gallant young knight that had given in some bluidy sarks to wash, and whaever washed thae sarks was to be his wife.

    The Blue Fairy Book 2003

  • Like their mates, they wore only sarks, coats, breeks.

    The Boat of a Million Years Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1989

  • These were the feared Bare-sarks, or naked warriors - called by the Britons, Berserkers.

    Ghost King Gemmell, David 1988

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