laverock

[ lav-er-uhk, leyv-ruhk ]

/ ˈlæv ər ək, ˈleɪv rək /

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noun Chiefly Scot.

a lark, especially a skylark.

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Also lav·rock

[lav-ruhk]. /ˈlæv rək/.

Origin of laverock

1275–1325; Middle English laverok,Old English lāwercelark¹

Words nearby laverock

Laveran, laver bread, La Vérendrye, Lavern, La Verne, laverock, La Vida Breve, Lavigne, Lavinia, lavish, lavishly

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How to use laverock in a sentence

Like the Black Douglas, he likes better to hear the laverock sing than the mouse cheep.
The Balladists|John Geddie
Wee dour looking huiks are the thing, Mouse body and laverock wing.
Angling Sketches|Andrew Lang
The Laverock, despite her injuries, was able to proceed under her own steam, but the Medusa was wholly disabled.
The Harwich Naval Forces|E. F. Knight
I don't think I was thinking onything, except a meenit syne, when I lookit up an' wished I was that laverock in the lift.'
The Guinea Stamp|Annie S. Swan

Ay, it is the Gowans and the Laverock that you will like best.
The Three Perils of Man, Vol. 3 (of 3)|James Hogg

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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