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lark
I. \ˈlärk, ˈlȧk\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English larke, from Old English lāwerce; akin to Old High German lērihha lark, Old Norse lævirki
1. : any of numerous singing birds of the fmaily Alaudidae mostly of Europe, Asia, and northern Africa; especially : skylark 1 — compare horned lark
2. : any of various usually ground-living birds of families other than Alaudidae — usually used in combination
< meadowlark >
< titlark >
3. : a grayish yellow that is duller than chamois, redder and slightly darker than crash, and redder and slightly less strong than old ivory
4.
a. : poet
< my fellow larks — Vachel Lindsay >
b. : singer
II. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to catch or hunt larks
< larking with birdlime >
III. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: probably alteration of lake (III)
intransitive verb
1. : to behave sportively or mischievously : engage in harmless pranks : frolic
< larking all day in the hills >
< boys larking about after school >
2. : to ride across country or over obstacles
transitive verb
: to make sport of : tease
IV. noun
(-s)
1.
a. : a merry adventure : frolic, romp : a bit of harmless amusing mischief : prank
b. : something not taken or intended to be taken very seriously
< if an officer comes … to make inspection he is usually on a lark — T.R.Fisher >
2. slang Britain : a course of action or way of life |