the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. An old Scotch silver coin; a mark or marc.
n. A mark; a sign.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Obsolete forms of mark.
n. A unit of money formerly in current use in Scotland, abolished, with the rest of the Scots currency, in 1707.
An obsolete form of murk.
n. An obsolete form of march.
Word Usage
"In the space left between the words "merk" and "van" Dingaan made a cross with a pen that was given to him, Thomas Halstead holding his hand and showing him what to do."