Meaning

A seal (stamp or impression of a stamp)..

Definitions by Sense

1. A seal (stamp or impression of a stamp).
2. (slang, military, British) To modify (weaponry) to disadvantage; especially, to attach a tracking device to and covertly monitor the location of (a weapon).
3. Pronunciation spelling of jerk.

Example Sentences

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

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

'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.

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

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.

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!

Word Forms

• jarks
• jarking
• jarked

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