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English
Etymology
From Middle English laveroc, laverke, from Old English lāferce, variant of older lāwerce, lǣwerce. More at lark.
Noun
laverock (plural laverocks)
- Archaic form of lark (“the bird”).
1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:She was young and blithe, with a face like an April morning, and a voice in her that put the laverocks to shame.
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Middle English
Noun
laverock
- Alternative form of larke
Scots
Etymology
From Middle English laveroc, laverke, from Old English lāferce, variant of older lāwerce, lǣwerce.
Noun
laverock (plural laverocks)
- lark