See Also: lark 1, noun(dictionary)
lark(encyclopedia)
lark(dictionary)
lark(2)(dictionary)
lark(1)(dictionary)
Lark(medicine)
sea lark(medicine)
lark 2, verb(dictionary)
sabota lark(dictionary)
lark's-heel(medicine)

lark 1, noun (oh)



[Sense: 1,5; Origin: Old English lawerce]
[Sense: 2-4; Date: 1800-1900; Origin: lark 'to play around' (19-21 centuries), perhaps from lake 'to play' (11-20 centuries) (from Old English lacan), or from LARK2]
a small brown singing bird with long pointed wings
-synonym skylark skylark
informal something that you do to amuse yourself or as a joke
as/for a lark
::I only went along for a lark.
blow/sod/bugger etc that for a lark
BrE spoken not polite used when you stop doing something or refuse to do something because it needs too much effort
::Paint the whole room? Sod that for a lark!
BrE spoken used to describe an activity that you think is silly or difficult
::Salad again? How long are you going to keep up this healthy eating lark?
be up with the lark
to get up very early