Quirk

kwėrk, n. a quick turn: an artful evasion: a quibble: a taunt or retort: a slight conceit: inclination, turn: fantastic phrase: ( arch it. ) an acute angle or rece .— v.i. to turn sharply.— v.t. to twist or turn: to furnish with a quirk or channel.— adjs. Quirk′ish , consisting of quirks; Quirk′y , abounding in quirks. [Skeat explains as prob. for obs. Eng. quirt , to turn; from W. chwired , a piece of craft, from chwiori , to turn briskly; cf. Gael. cuireid , a turn.]