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noun
1.
any of numerous, chiefly Old World oscine birds, of the family Alaudidae, characterized by an unusually long, straight hind claw, especially the skylark, Alauda arvensis.
2.
any of various similar birds of other families, as the meadowlark and titlark.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English larke, Old English lāwerce; cognate with German Lerche, Dutch leeuwerik, Old Norse lǣvirki
before 900; Middle English larke, Old English lāwerce; cognate with German Lerche, Dutch leeuwerik, Old Norse lǣvirki
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Example Sentences
- Nuclear weapons control has been a lark in comparison.
- Say you're being attacked by some dementors out for a lark.
- So people went to bed soon after dark and rose with the lark.
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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.
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| lark1 (lɑːk) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any brown songbird of the predominantly Old World family Alaudidae, esp the skylark: noted for their singing |
| 2. | titlark short for meadowlark |
| 3. | (often capital) any of various slender but powerful fancy pigeons, such as the Coburg Lark |
| 4. | up with the lark up early in the morning |
| [Old English lāwerce, lǣwerce, of Germanic origin; related to German Lerche, Icelandic lǣvirki] | |
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Word Origin & History
lark
"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
EXPAND(1578) is so called from resemblance to the bird's large hind claws.
lark
"spree, frolic," 1811, possibly shortening of skylark (1809), sailors' slang "play rough in the rigging of a ship" (larks were proverbial for high-flying), or from Eng. dial. lake/laik "to play" (c.1300, from O.N. leika "to play") with intrusive -r- common in southern British dialect. The verb lake,
considered characteristic of Northern English vocabulary, is the opposite of work but lacks the other meanings of play.
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Idioms & Phrases
lark
In addition to the idiom beginning with lark, also see happy as the day is long (as a lark).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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