smerky

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Smerk \Smerk\, Smerky \Smerk"y\, a.
   Smart; jaunty; spruce. See {Smirk}, a. [Obs.]
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         So smerk, so smooth, his pricked ears.   --Spenser.
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