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English Dictionary: 'Lark by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lark \Lark\, v. i.
      To catch larks; as, to go larking.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lark \Lark\, n. [Perh fr. AS. l[be]c play, sport. Cf. {Lake}, v.
      i.]
      A frolic; a jolly time. [Colloq.] --Dickens.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lark \Lark\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Larked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Larking}.]
      To sport; to frolic. [Colloq.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lark \Lark\, n. [OE. larke, laverock, AS. l[be]werce; akin to D.
      leeuwerik, LG. lewerke, OHG. l[?]rahha, G. lerche, Sw.
      l[84]rka, Dan. lerke, Icel. l[91]virki.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one numerous species of singing birds of the genus
      {Alauda} and allied genera (family {Alaudid[91]}). They
      mostly belong to Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. In
      America they are represented by the shore larks, or horned 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.
  
      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 ({A. arborea}). The
               pipits, or titlarks, of the genus {Anthus} (family
               {Motacillid[91]}) 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}.
  
      {Lark bunting} (Zo[94]l.), a fringilline bird ({Calamospiza
            melanocorys}) found on the plains of the Western United
            States.
  
      {Lark sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a sparrow ({Chondestes
            grammacus}), found in the Mississippi Valley and the
            Western United States.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Lark, ND
      Zip code(s): 58535
   Lark, UT
      Zip code(s): 84065
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