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lark1 definition

lark (lärk)

noun

  1. any of a large family (Alaudidae) of chiefly Old World passerine birds, including the skylark and horned lark
  2. any of various birds from other families, as the meadowlark

Etymology: ME lark, laverke < OE laferce, older læwerce, akin to Ger lerche (OHG lērahha), ON lævirki (Dan lerke)

lark2 definition

lark (lärk)

intransitive verb

  1. to play or frolic; have a merry time
  2. to cause one's horse to jump fences, etc. unnecessarily

Etymology: ? alteration (infl. by lark) of northern dial. lake < ME laike, to play < ON leika & OE lacan, akin to Goth laikan, to hop, leap < IE base *leig-, *loig-, to hop > Sans rḗjatē, (he) hops, quivers

noun

  1. a frolic or spree
  2. a merry prank

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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