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wark

/wɔrk/
noun
  1. A Scottish or Northern English word for a pain or ache, especially a dull, persistent one.
    • The old man rubbed his shoulder, trying to ease the wark.
    • He complained of a wark in his back after lifting the boxes.
    • After the long hike, she felt a wark in her knees.
Synonyms
painache
verb
  1. To ache or throb with pain.
    • My muscles wark after a hard workout.
    • The wound warked for days before it healed.
    • Her head began to wark from the loud noise.
Synonyms
throbhurt