- skylarker
- noun see skylark II
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
skylarker
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skylarker — n. prankster; merrymaker … English contemporary dictionary
skylarker — skyˈlarker noun • • • Main Entry: ↑sky … Useful english dictionary
skylark — skylarker, n. /skuy lahrk /, n. 1. a brown speckled European lark, Alauda arvensis, famed for its melodious song. v.i. 2. to frolic; sport: The children were skylarking on the beach. [1680 90; SKY + LARK1] * * * Species (Alauda arvensis) of Old… … Universalium
skylark — I. noun Date: 1686 1. a common largely brown Old World lark (Alauda arvensis) noted for its song especially as uttered in flight 2. any of various birds resembling the skylark II. intransitive verb Date: 1809 1. to run up and down the rigging of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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