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larkinesses

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lark

2[lahrk]
–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.


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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