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skylark

noun, verb — 2 senses

skylark

noun

UK /ˈskaɪlɑːk/ · US /ˈskaɪlɑɹk/

Etymology From sky + lark. Verb sense 1809, originally nautical, possibly influenced by northern English dialectal term lake/laik (“to play”) (from Old Norse leika (“to play (as opposed to work)”)); see lark for details.

1

A small brown passerine bird, Alauda arvensis, that sings as it flies high into the air.

Derived terms
Eurasian skylark, Japanese skylark, oriental skylark

skylark

verb

Etymology From sky + lark. Verb sense 1809, originally nautical, possibly influenced by northern English dialectal term lake/laik (“to play”) (from Old Norse leika (“to play (as opposed to work)”)); see lark for details.

1

Dated To jump about joyfully, frolic; to play around, play tricks.

  • I cherished no malice towards him, though he had been skylarking with me not a little in the matter of my bedfellow.1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chapter 5:
Derived terms
skylarker, skylarking

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