laverock

[ lav-er-uhk, leyv-ruhk ]

noun

, Chiefly Scot.

1. a lark, especially a skylark.

laverock

/ ˈlevrək; ˈlævərək; ˈlevərək /

noun

1. a Scot and northern English dialect word for skylark

Word History and Origins

Origin of laverock¹

1275–1325; Middle English laverok, Old English lāwerce lark ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of laverock¹

Old English lǣwerce lark ¹

Example Sentences

Mamie Laverock is back home with her friends and family months after surviving a five-story fall from a hospital walkway in May.

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In the video, several of Laverock’s family and friends eagerly await the actor in the driveway in front of a home.

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The transport driver then assists with Laverock’s grand reveal, opening the back doors of an ambulance to show the actor on a gurney.

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Laverock, wearing a yellow crocheted hat, smiles and stretches her arm out to the loved ones in front of her.

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Laverock’s family also celebrated the “This Means War” and “The Hollow Child” actor’s return with balloons resembling a rainbow, an equally colorful cake and a sign that read “Home Sweet Home.”

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