bare|sark

bare|sark
bare|sark «BAIR sahrk», noun, adverb.
–n.
= berserker. (Cf.berserker)
–adv.
without armor: »

... one of the best films thus far of the brave new underworld of the skindiver, where the actors are all baresark (Time).

[variant of berserk, taken as bare + sark shirt]

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