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Warwick Nhb. ; and in forms warrok Nhb. Dur. ; wor- rick Yks. [wa'rik.] 1. v. To cramp or fasten with ropes or chains; to twitch a cord tight by crossing it with another.
Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)
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