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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
carking/ˈkɑːkɪŋ/

▶adjective archaic causing distress or worry.

– origin C16: pres. part. of ME cark ‘worry, burden’, from Old North. Fr. carkier, based on late L. carcare (see charge).

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