yark

yark
verb /jɑːk/
a) To draw (stitches etc.) tight.

he would throw a Dagger, and make a whip to yarke and lash [tr. faisoit craqueter], as cunningly as any Carter in France.

b) To hit, strike, especially with a cane or whip.

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