Carking
adj, noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Wearying; distress. archaic
"What anxious cares and carkings have gnaw'd thy Breast, when Ravens and dumb Creatures have committed themselves to God's Wisdom and Goodness?"
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of cark form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Wearying, distressing (of care, or similar words). archaic
"After mutual protestations of friendship and regard, he […] took his leave in a strange perplexity of mind, occasioned by the images of love, intruding upon the remonstrances of carking care."
Example
More examples"After mutual protestations of friendship and regard, he […] took his leave in a strange perplexity of mind, occasioned by the images of love, intruding upon the remonstrances of carking care."
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