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Quotation dates: 1923

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RENK, v., tr. and refl. To annoy, tease, excite.Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.:
A wheen callants were renkin' a drunk man. E're fair renkin' eersel the day.

[Orig. doubtful. Phs. an extended use of North Mid.Eng. wrenk, variant of wrench, to twist, torment. But the semantic development is not traceable.]

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