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laverock

UK/ˈlævəɹək/US/ˈlævəɹək/

laverock noun: lark (bird).

Noun

laverock (plural laverocks)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, archaic) lark (bird).
    • The mavis, merle, and Progne proud,
      The lintwhite lark, and laverock loud,1597, Alexander Montgomery, The Cherrie and the Slae
    • She was young and blithe, with a face like an April morning, and a voice in her that put the laverocks to shame.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide

Forms of laverock

plurallaverocks
alternative formlavrock

Origin of laverock

From Middle English laveroc, laverke, from Old English lāferce, variant of older lāwerce, lǣwerce. More at lark.

Words formed from laverock

Questions about laverock

What does laverock mean?
Laverock means lark (bird).
What part of speech is laverock?
Laverock is a noun.
How do you pronounce laverock?
Laverock is pronounced /ˈlævəɹək/ (UK).
What is the plural of laverock?
The plural of laverock is laverocks.

Words near laverock in the dictionary

  1. Laverick
  2. Lavericks
  3. Lavern
  4. Laverna
  5. Laverne
  6. laverock
  7. laverocks
  8. lavers
  9. Lavers Hill
  10. Laverstock
  11. Laverton

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