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marlock

UK/ˈmɑː.lək/US/ˈmɑɹ.lək/

marlock noun: a prank; a practical joke.

Noun (1)

marlock (plural marlocks)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) A prank; a practical joke.
    • Jack, my cousin, used to play off all sorts of marlocks with Terpsy; but she were werry good-tempered.1872, The Nautical Magazine, volume 41, page 227
    • He played moore nor one marlock o' th' same mak afore we'd getten through th' first day, who aw began thinkin he were carryin on to smother his feelins an' keep his full heart fro runnin o'er.1895, John Trafford Clegg, The Works of John Trafford Clegg
  2. (dialectal, obsolete) A frolic.
  3. (dialectal, obsolete) A playful gesture.
  4. (dialectal, obsolete) A flirtatious glance.

Noun (2)

marlock (plural marlocks)

  1. (Australia) Any of various small eucalypts of southwest Australia.

Forms of marlock

pluralmarlocks

Origin of marlock

From Nyunga marlok.

Questions about marlock

What does marlock mean?
Marlock means a prank; a practical joke.
What part of speech is marlock?
Marlock is a noun.
How do you pronounce marlock?
Marlock is pronounced /ˈmɑː.lək/ (UK).
What is the plural of marlock?
The plural of marlock is marlocks.

Words near marlock in the dictionary

  1. marlitic
  2. marllike
  3. Marllon
  4. Marlo
  5. Marlo Merrican
  6. marlock
  7. marlocks
  8. Marlon
  9. marloo
  10. marloos
  11. Marlos

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