laik
/ (leɪk) /
verbNorthern English dialect
(when intr, often foll by about) to play (a game, etc)
(intr) to be on holiday, esp to take a day off work
(intr) to be unemployed
Origin of laik
1C14: leiken, from Old Norse leika; related to Old English lacan to manoeuvre; compare lark ²
Words Nearby laik
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How to use laik in a sentence
Why, it feel laik somebody done gone an' stick a icicle down mah back, that's what it do, fo' suah!
The Young Treasure Hunter | Frank V. WebsterAn' if anybody tries t' do any funny work, I'll squeeze 'em laik a grizzly bear!
The Young Treasure Hunter | Frank V. Webster"It done feel jest laik a burn," remarked Johnson as he drew on his mitten again.
The Young Treasure Hunter | Frank V. Webster"Looks laik she cut out fer 'n ole maid," declared a gray-haired mammy.
A Little Girl in Old Washington | Amanda M. Douglas"'Pears laik everybody been daid and buried but Mas'r Louis," said old Chloe.
A Little Girl in Old Washington | Amanda M. Douglas
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