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A sudden turn; a starting from the point or line; hence, an
artful evasion or subterfuge; a shift; a quibble; as, the quirks of a
pettifogger. |
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A fit or turn; a short paroxysm; a caprice. |
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A smart retort; a quibble; a shallow conceit. |
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An irregular air; as, light quirks of music. |
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A piece of ground taken out of any regular ground plot or
floor, so as to make a court, yard, etc.; -- sometimes written quink. |
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A small channel, deeply recessed in proportion to its width,
used to insulate and give relief to a convex rounded molding. |
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