laverock

[ lav-er-uh k, leyv-ruh k ]
/ ˈlæv ər ək, ˈleɪv rək /

noun Chiefly Scot.

a lark, especially a skylark.

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Also lav·rock [lav-ruh k] /ˈlæv rək/.

Origin of laverock

1275–1325; Middle English laverok, Old English lāwerce lark1

Words nearby laverock

lavender water, laver, laver bread, laveran, lavern, laverock, lavigne, lavinia, lavish, lavoisier, lavoisier, antoine
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British Dictionary definitions for laverock

laverock
/ (ˈlævərək, Scottish ˈlevərək, ˈlevrək) /

noun

a Scot and northern English dialect word for skylark (def. 1)

Word Origin for laverock

Old English lǣwerce lark 1
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