skylarkern.

Brit.

/ˈskʌɪlɑːkə/, U.S.

/ˈskaɪˌlɑrkər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: skylark n., -er suffix¹; skylark v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: Originally < skylark n. + -er suffix¹; in later use partly also < skylark v. + -er suffix¹.In use in sense 1 with reference to the lark's early song; the thief finds his targets by going around homes very early on mornings after heavy storms, offering to repair damage.

†1. slang. A bricklayer who gathers information about a house on the pretext of offering repairs, in anticipation of committing a robbery. Obsolete. rare.See note in etymology.

ΚΠ

1789 G. Parker Life's Painter xv. 162 The sky-larker is a thief, and will rob the house somehow or other.

2. A person who skylarks or engages in playful, frolicsome, or boisterous behaviour.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > frolicking or romping > [noun] > frolicker

wantonc1450

friskera1549

a merry (or mad) grig1566

friskin1596

uptails1602

gamester1616

romp1678

romper?1780

frolicker1801

skylarker1818

larker1826

rollicker1837

larrikin1868

rompster1893

jive-ass1964

1818 ‘A. Burton’ Adventures Johnny Newcome iii. 145 None, of whom they were afraid Remained to awe the Quarter-Deck, And keep the Skylarkers in check—The Sailors all led jovial lives.

1889 F. E. Gretton Memory's Harkback iv. 76 Sundry fast skylarkers amused themselves with horse-racing.

1902 Engin. Mag. Sept. 906 This eulogium very often made the skylarker in youth mend his ways and buckle-to in earnest.

1954 Jet 20 May 43 Those six society skylarkers who played so hot and loud in Philly's Bellvue-Stratford Hotel.

2015 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 14 Mar. a16 Some surfers and skylarkers have taken to recording their exploits and posting them online.

†3. Cricket. = skyer n. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > batting > [noun] > types of stroke

long ball1744

nip1752

catch1816

no-hit1827

cut1833

short hit1833

draw1836

drive1836

square hit1837

skylarker1839

skyer1840

skyscraper1842

back-cut1845

bum1845

leg sweep1846

slog1846

square cut1850

driver1851

Harrow drive1851

leg slip1852

poke1853

snick1857

snorter1859

leg stroke1860

smite1861

on-drive1862

bump ball1864

rocketer1864

pull1865

grass trimmer1867

late cut1867

off-drive1867

spoon1871

push1873

push stroke1873

smack1875

Harrow drive1877

pull-stroke1880

leg glance1883

gallery-hit1884

boundary-stroke1887

glide1888

sweep1888

boundary1896

hook1896

leg glide1896

backstroke1897

flick1897

hook stroke1897

cover-drive1898

straight drive1898

square drive1900

edger1905

pull-drive1905

slash1906

placing stroke1907

push drive1912

block shot1915

if-shot1920

placing shot1921

cow-shot1922

mow1925

Chinese cut1937

haymaker1954

hoick1954

perhapser1954

air shot1956

steepler1959

mishook1961

swish1963

chop-

1839 Bell's Life in London 30 June 4/1 Wells..soon retired, giving a ‘skylarker’, which Button caught.

1860 Birmingham Daily Post 26 June Tinley next joined Daft, who soon made two by a skylarker that two fielders omitted to catch by trying to perform the operation in partnership.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	skylarker
释义	skylarkern. Brit. /ˈskʌɪlɑːkə/, U.S. /ˈskaɪˌlɑrkər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: skylark n., -er suffix¹; skylark v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: Originally < skylark n. + -er suffix¹; in later use partly also < skylark v. + -er suffix¹.In use in sense 1 with reference to the lark's early song; the thief finds his targets by going around homes very early on mornings after heavy storms, offering to repair damage. †1. slang. A bricklayer who gathers information about a house on the pretext of offering repairs, in anticipation of committing a robbery. Obsolete. rare.See note in etymology. ΚΠ 1789 G. Parker Life's Painter xv. 162 The sky-larker is a thief, and will rob the house somehow or other. 2. A person who skylarks or engages in playful, frolicsome, or boisterous behaviour. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > frolicking or romping > [noun] > frolicker wantonc1450 friskera1549 a merry (or mad) grig1566 friskin1596 uptails1602 gamester1616 romp1678 romper?1780 frolicker1801 skylarker1818 larker1826 rollicker1837 larrikin1868 rompster1893 jive-ass1964 1818 ‘A. Burton’ Adventures Johnny Newcome iii. 145 None, of whom they were afraid Remained to awe the Quarter-Deck, And keep the Skylarkers in check—The Sailors all led jovial lives. 1889 F. E. Gretton Memory's Harkback iv. 76 Sundry fast skylarkers amused themselves with horse-racing. 1902 Engin. Mag. Sept. 906 This eulogium very often made the skylarker in youth mend his ways and buckle-to in earnest. 1954 Jet 20 May 43 Those six society skylarkers who played so hot and loud in Philly's Bellvue-Stratford Hotel. 2015 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 14 Mar. a16 Some surfers and skylarkers have taken to recording their exploits and posting them online. †3. Cricket. = skyer n. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > batting > [noun] > types of stroke long ball1744 nip1752 catch1816 no-hit1827 cut1833 short hit1833 draw1836 drive1836 square hit1837 skylarker1839 skyer1840 skyscraper1842 back-cut1845 bum1845 leg sweep1846 slog1846 square cut1850 driver1851 Harrow drive1851 leg slip1852 poke1853 snick1857 snorter1859 leg stroke1860 smite1861 on-drive1862 bump ball1864 rocketer1864 pull1865 grass trimmer1867 late cut1867 off-drive1867 spoon1871 push1873 push stroke1873 smack1875 Harrow drive1877 pull-stroke1880 leg glance1883 gallery-hit1884 boundary-stroke1887 glide1888 sweep1888 boundary1896 hook1896 leg glide1896 backstroke1897 flick1897 hook stroke1897 cover-drive1898 straight drive1898 square drive1900 edger1905 pull-drive1905 slash1906 placing stroke1907 push drive1912 block shot1915 if-shot1920 placing shot1921 cow-shot1922 mow1925 Chinese cut1937 haymaker1954 hoick1954 perhapser1954 air shot1956 steepler1959 mishook1961 swish1963 chop- 1839 Bell's Life in London 30 June 4/1 Wells..soon retired, giving a ‘skylarker’, which Button caught. 1860 Birmingham Daily Post 26 June Tinley next joined Daft, who soon made two by a skylarker that two fielders omitted to catch by trying to perform the operation in partnership. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1789
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