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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
lark \lark\ laumrk, n. perh fr. as. l=ac play, sport. cf.
   lake, v. i.
   a frolic; a jolly time. colloq. --dickens.
   1913 webster
see also:
lake 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
lark \lark\, v. i. imp.  p. p. larked laumrkt; p. pr. 
   vb. n. larking.
   to sport; to frolic. colloq.
   1913 webster
see also:
larked larking 
[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
lark \lark\, n. oe. larke, laverock, as. l=awerce; akin to d.
   leeuwerik, lg. lewerke, ohg. l=erahha, g. lerche, sw.
   laumrka, dan. lerke, icel. laevirki. zool.
   any one numerous species of singing birds of the genus
   alauda and allied genera family alaudidae. they
   mostly belong to europe, asia, and northern africa. in
   america they are represented by the shore larks, or horned
   larks, of the genus otocoris. the true larks have
   holaspidean tarsi, very long hind claws, and, usually, dull,
   sandy brown colors.
   1913 webster

   note: the european skylark, or lark of the poets alauda
         arvensis, is of a brown mottled color, and is noted
         for its clear and sweet song, uttered as it rises and
         descends almost perpendicularly in the air. it is
         considered a table delicacy, and immense numbers are
         killed for the markets. other well-known european
         species are the crested, or tufted, lark alauda
         cristata, and the wood lark alauda arborea. the
         pipits, or titlarks, of the genus anthus family
         motacillidae are often called larks. see pipit.
         the american meadow larks, of the genus sturnella,
         are allied to the starlings. see meadow lark. the
         australian bush lark is mirafra horsfieldii. see
         shore lark.
         1913 webster

   lark bunting zool., a fringilline bird calamospiza
      melanocorys found on the plains of the western united
      states.

   lark sparrow zool., a sparrow chondestes grammacus,
      found in the mississippi valley and the western united
      states.
      1913 webster
see also:
alauda alaudidae otocoris alauda arvensis alauda cristata alauda arborea 
anthus motacillidae pipit sturnella meadow lark 
mirafra horsfieldii shore lark lark bunting calamospiza melanocorys lark sparrow 
chondestes grammacus 
[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
lark \lark\, v. i.
   to catch larks; as, to go larking.
   1913 webster

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0
lark
     n 1: north american yellow-breasted songbirds syn: meadowlark
     2: small songbirds resembling larks syn: pipit, titlark
     3: any of numerous predominantly old world birds noted for
        their singing
     4: any carefree episode syn: escapade
     v : play boisterously; "the children frolicked in the garden";
         "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "the toddlers
         romped in the playroom" syn: frolic, rollick, skylark,
          disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp,
          run around, lark about
see also:
meadowlark pipit titlark escapade frolic rollick 
skylark disport sport cavort gambol 
frisk romp run around lark about 
[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
79 moby thesaurus words for "lark":
   philomel, adventure, antic, bat, bender, binge, bout, bulbul, bust,
   canary, caper, carousal, carouse, cavort, celebrate, celebration,
   cuckoo, cut loose, debauch, drinking bout, eagle, escapade,
   feathered songster, fling, frolic, gambol, game, hell around,
   horseplay, jape, jollify, jolly, let go, let loose, let off steam,
   make merry, make whoopee, mavis, mischief, mockingbird,
   monkeyshine, nightingale, orgy, oriole, play, ploy, practical joke,
   prank, raise hell, randan, randy, revel, ringdove, rocket, roister,
   rollick, romp, see life, shenanigan, shenanigans, shines,
   singing bird, skylark, skyrocket, song sparrow, songbird, songster,
   sport, spree, step out, tear, thrush, tomfoolery, toot, trick,
   wanton, warbler, whoop it up, wingding




[7] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
lark, nd
  zip codes: 58535
lark, ut
  zip codes: 84065


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