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Larking

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lark

2  [lahrk]
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–noun
1. a merry, carefree adventure; frolic; escapade.
2. innocent or good-natured mischief; a prank.
3. something extremely easy to accomplish, succeed in, or to obtain: That exam was a lark.
–verb (used without object)
4. to have fun; frolic; romp.
5. to behave mischievously; play pranks.
6. Fox Hunting. (of a rider) to take jumps unnecessarily: He tired his horse by larking on the way home.
Origin:
1805–15; orig. uncert.

Related forms:
larker, noun
lark⋅i⋅ness, lark⋅ish⋅ness, noun
lark⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
larkish, larky, adjective
lark⋅ish⋅ly, adverb
larksome, adjective
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lark 2   (lärk)   
n.  

  1. A carefree or spirited adventure.

  2. A harmless prank.

intr.v.   larked, lark·ing, larks
To engage in spirited fun or merry pranks.

[Short for skylark, to frolic, or alteration of dialectal lake, play (from Middle English leik, laik, from Old Norse leikr).]
lark'er n., lark'ish adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

lark  (n.)
"songbird," O.E. lawerce (late O.E. laferce), from P.Gmc. *laiw(a)rikon (cf. O.S. lewerka, O.N. lævirik, Du. leeuwerik, Ger. Lerche), of unknown origin. Some O.E. and O.N. forms suggest a compound meaning "treason-worker," but there is no folk tale to explain or support this. The plant larkspur (1578) is so called from resemblance to the bird's large hind claws.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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