| 释义 |
▪ I. larker1|ˈlɑːkə(r)|
[f. lark n.1 + -er1.]
One whose occupation it is to catch larks.
1634A. Warwick Spare Min. (1637) 68 When I see the Larker's day net spread out in a faire morning. 1766Pennant Zool. (1768) II. 235 When the weather grows gloomy the larker changes his engine. 1789G. White Selborne xxvii. (1853) 108 The larkers in dragging their nets by night frequently catch them [fieldfares] in the wheat-stubbles.
▪ II. larker2 colloq.|ˈlɑːkə(r)|
[f. lark v.2 + -er1.]
One given to ‘larking’ or sporting.
1826Sporting Mag. XVIII. 285 He has been a bit of a larker in his time. 1896Westm. Gaz. 3 July 1/3 He was conveyed by the ‘larkers’, who were medical students, to the statue of William III.
▪ III. larker3|ˈlɑːkə(r)|
[Cf. lark n.3]
(See quot.)
1888Argosy XIX. 278 Seine fishing is carried on by companies, each company owning 3 boats—the ‘seine boat’..the ‘vollier’..and another small boat called a larker. |