laverock

[ lav-er-uhk, leyv-ruhk ]

/ ˈlæv ər ək, ˈleɪv rək /

noun Chiefly Scot.

a lark, especially a skylark.

Also lav·rock

[lav-ruhk]. /ˈlæv rək/.

Origin of laverock

1275–1325; Middle English laverok,Old English lāwercelark¹

Words nearby laverock

Laveran, laver bread, La Vérendrye, Lavern, La Verne, laverock, La Vida Breve, Lavigne, Lavinia, lavish, Lavoisier

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Example sentences from the Web for laverock

He published "The Laverock," a volume of poems and songs, in 1829.
The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V.|Various
Ony ane o' them withoot the ither stan's like the ae factor o' a multiplication, or ae wing upo' a laverock (lark).'
Robert Falconer|George MacDonald
With the laverock's lyric our fancy filled the sky—with the throstle's roundelay it awoke the wood.
Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2|John Wilson
St. Kevin was more considerate to a blackbird than to the laverock.
Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life|Margaret Elizabeth Leigh Child-Villiers, Countess of Jersey

Wee dour looking huiks are the thing, Mouse body and laverock wing.
Angling Sketches|Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for laverock

laverock

/ (ˈlævərək, Scottish ˈlevərək, ˈlevrək) /

noun

a Scot and northern English dialect word for skylark (def. 1)

Word Origin for laverock

Old English lǣwerce lark 1

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单词	laverock
释义	laverock [ lav-er-uhk, leyv-ruhk ] / ˈlæv ər ək, ˈleɪv rək / noun Chiefly Scot. a lark, especially a skylark. Also lav·rock [lav-ruhk]. /ˈlæv rək/. Origin of laverock 1275–1325; Middle English laverok,Old English lāwercelark¹ Words nearby laverock Laveran, laver bread, La Vérendrye, Lavern, La Verne, laverock, La Vida Breve, Lavigne, Lavinia, lavish, Lavoisier Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for laverock He published "The Laverock," a volume of poems and songs, in 1829. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V.\|Various Ony ane o' them withoot the ither stan's like the ae factor o' a multiplication, or ae wing upo' a laverock (lark).' Robert Falconer\|George MacDonald With the laverock's lyric our fancy filled the sky—with the throstle's roundelay it awoke the wood. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2\|John Wilson St. Kevin was more considerate to a blackbird than to the laverock. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life\|Margaret Elizabeth Leigh Child-Villiers, Countess of Jersey Wee dour looking huiks are the thing, Mouse body and laverock wing. Angling Sketches\|Andrew Lang British Dictionary definitions for laverock laverock / (ˈlævərək, Scottish ˈlevərək, ˈlevrək) / noun a Scot and northern English dialect word for skylark (def. 1) Word Origin for laverock Old English lǣwerce lark 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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