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lerky

lerky noun: a variation of the kick the can game.

Noun

lerky (uncountable)

  1. (UK) A variation of the kick the can game.
    • She raced wildly at lerky with the other young wild-cats of the Bottoms.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “chapter 4”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC

Words that rhyme with lerky

Questions about lerky

What does lerky mean?
Lerky means a variation of the kick the can game.
What part of speech is lerky?
Lerky is a noun.

Words near lerky in the dictionary

  1. Leriche's syndrome
  2. Lerida
  3. leridistim
  4. Lerik
  5. lerisetron
  6. lerky
  7. Lerma
  8. Lerman
  9. Lermans
  10. Lermas
  11. Lermontov

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