Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jarkman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jark-man
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A forger of counterfeit seals, licenses or other documents.

Obsolete

noun

A writer of begging letters.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Allusion has been made to forged certificates. These were manufactured by a class of mendicants who had something in them of clerkly skill. They were called Jarkmen, Jark being the cant term for a seal."
"And these, what name or title e'er they bear, / Jarkman, or Patrico, Cranke, or Clapper-dudgeon, / Frater, or Abram-man; I speak to all / That stand in fair election for the title / Of king of beggars."

Etymology

From jark + -man.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: jark

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

jarkmen (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

jark

Questions

What does jarkman mean?: A forger of counterfeit seals, licenses or other documents.
Where does jarkman come from?: From jark + -man.

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