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(1):

(n.) 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.

(2):

(n.) A fit or turn; a short paroxysm; a caprice.

(3):

(n.) A piece of ground taken out of any regular ground plot or floor, so as to make a court, yard, etc.; - sometimes written quink.

(4):

(n.) An irregular air; as, light quirks of music.

(5):

(n.) A smart retort; a quibble; a shallow conceit.

(6):

(n.) A small channel, deeply recessed in proportion to its width, used to insulate and give relief to a convex rounded molding.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Quirk'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​q/quirk.html. 1828.
 
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