skylark

[ skahy-lahrk ]

noun

1. a brown-speckled European lark, Alauda arvensis, famed for its melodious song.

verb (used without object)

1. to frolic; sport:

   The children were skylarking on the beach.

skylark

/ ˈskaɪˌlɑːk /

noun

1. an Old World lark, Alauda arvensis, noted for singing while hovering at a great height
2. any of various Australian larks

verb

1. informal.
   intr to romp or play jokes

Derived Forms

• ˈskyˌlarker, noun

Other Words From

• skylarker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of skylark¹

First recorded in 1770–80; sky + lark ¹

Example Sentences

While Skylark is away, in the countryside, they chance upon a vitality that has evaded them for too many years.

From The Daily Beast

Until gasoline married into the skylark family, Bud did well enough to keep him contented out of a stock saddle.

From Project Gutenberg

The Skylark, you must know, was loaded with a valuable cargo of fine herrings, worth about 200 pounds.

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Mr Jones quickly explained the circumstances of the loss of the Skylark to the sympathetic captain.

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The coals snapped in the grate and the firelight danced merrily on the skylark's cage and the copper kettle.

From Project Gutenberg

When men would send thanks to the very gate of heaven their envoy should be a skylark.

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