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語源 1

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名詞

jark (複数形 jarks)

1. A seal (stamp または impression of a stamp).
   • 1818, Walter Scott, chapter XXIX, in The Heart of Midlothian (The Waverley Novels)‎^[1], volume 2, page 92:

     "This is a jark from Jim Ratcliffe," said the taller, having looked at the bit of paper.

派生語

• jarkman

動詞

jark (三人称単数 現在形 jarks, 現在分詞 jarking, 過去形および過去分詞形 jarked)

1. (slang, military, Britain) To modify (weaponry) to disadvantage; especially, to attach a tracking device to and covertly monitor the location of (a weapon).
   • 1996, Andy McNab, Immediate Action‎^[2], page 365:

     At the end of the day, it was inevitable that the IRA would discover that its weapons were being jarked.

   • 2001, Peter Taylor, Brits:the War Against the IRA‎^[3], page 255:

     'Anna' and 'Mary' were involved in operations that drew on a variety of intelligence data: ‘jarking’; information from agents; […] One of the weapons, perhaps the Armalite, had been ‘jarked’ by the ‘Det’ and tracked for some time.

   • 2010, Christopher C. Harmon, Andrew N. Pratt, Sebastian Gorka, Toward a Grand Strategy Against Terrorism‎^[4], page 197:

     An especially creative method was known as “jarking,” which involved “the placing of tiny tracking devices on weapons in arms caches so their movements can be followed.”⁸

   • 2010, Ed Moloney, Voices from the Grave: Two Men's War in Ireland‎^[5], page 282:

     The homes and safe houses he provided were bugged; the weapons hidden in empty houses were ‘jarked’ so the security forces could keep track of them, and the vehicles used to ferry weapons put under close surveillance.

使用する際の注意点

(track weaponry): Both word and practice became common during the Ulster Troubles (1968-1998).

語源 2

From jerk.

動詞

jark (三人称単数 現在形 jarks, 現在分詞 jarking, 過去形および過去分詞形 jarked)

1. Pronunciation spelling of jerk.
   • 1996, William Gilmore Simms, Mary Ann Wimsatt, “Bald-Head Bill Bauldy”, in Tales of the South‎^[6], page 323:

     First, I felt a kick in my side, and ribs; then I felt myself pulled and jarked about, by the arms and shoulders; and, when I opened my eyes and straightened myself out, to see what alligator hed got hold of me now, what should I see but a squad of four or five of our own Rigiment, all pulling at me at onst!

参照

• Eric Partridge (2005), “jarking”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volume 2 (J–Z), London; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 1091.
• Toby Harnden, Bandit Country: The IRA & South Armagh, →ISBN