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laverock

[lav-er-uhk, leyv-ruhk]

lav·er·ock

[lav-er-uhk, leyv-ruhk]
noun Chiefly Scot.
a lark, especially a skylark.
Also, lav·rock [lav-ruhk] .


Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English laverok, Old English lāwerce lark1
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laverock (ˈlævərək, Scottish ˈlevərək, ˈlevrək)
 
n
a Scot and northern English dialect word for skylark
 
[Old English lǣwercelark1]

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