‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr.
a. Of or pertaining to hyperkinesis. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See 1st Nip. ] A small cup. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books.
v. t.
to perk up one's ears
v. i.
To perk it,
a. Smart; trim; spruce; jaunty; vain. “Perk as a peacock.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To peer; to look inquisitively. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A perquisite. [ informal ] [ PJC ]
n. A kind of weak perry. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Med.) A remedial treatment, by drawing the pointed extremities of two rods, each of a different metal, over the affected part; tractoration, -- first employed by
a. Perk; pert; jaunty; trim. [ 1913 Webster ]
There amid perky larches and pines. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]