Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
marlock en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɑː.lək/ (UK)
- /ˈmɑɹ.lək/ (US)
Meanings
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(dialectal, obsolete) A prank; a practical joke.
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: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:
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(dialectal, obsolete) A frolic.
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(dialectal, obsolete) A playful gesture.
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(dialectal, obsolete) A flirtatious glance.
Forms
marlock en · NOUN · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɑː.lək/ (UK)
- /ˈmɑɹ.lək/ (US)
Etymology
From Nyunga marlok.
Meanings
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(Australia) Any of various small eucalypts of southwest Australia.
Forms