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Origin
sky·lark
/
ˈskaɪˌlɑrk
/
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[
skahy
-lahrk
]
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noun
1.
a brown-speckled European
lark
,
Alauda arvensis,
famed for its melodious song.
verb (used without object)
2.
to frolic; sport:
The children were skylarking on the beach.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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Origin:
1680–90;
sky
+
lark
1
Related forms
sky·lark·er,
noun
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skylark
the common European lark, 1686, from
sky
+
lark
. The verb meaning "to frolic or play" is recorded from 1809, originally nautical, in ref. to "wanton play about the rigging, and tops."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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