skylark
skylark Lexical Profile
skylark Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A small, brown Eurasian and North African songbird of the family Alaudidae, renowned for singing a prolonged, melodic song while hovering or ascending high in flight.
"As the sun began to rise over the meadow, we could hear the brilliant trill of a skylark high above."
• verb
To play or frolic playfully, often boisterously; to engage in harmless horseplay or practical jokes.
"The teacher scolded the students for skylarking in the hallway instead of going to their next class."
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Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the 1680s as a combination of 'sky' and 'lark' to denote the bird. The verb sense arose in the early 19th century as nautical slang, referring to young sailors playing and frolicking in the rigging of ships.
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