marlock

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɑː.lək/ (UK)

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/ˈmɑː.lək/ (UK) · /ˈmɑɹ.lək/ (US)

Definition of marlock

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(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.”
“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.”

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noun

(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.”
“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.”
(dialectal, obsolete)A frolic.
(dialectal, obsolete)A playful gesture.
(dialectal, obsolete)A flirtatious glance.
(Australia)Any of various small eucalypts of southwest Australia.

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From Nyunga marlok.

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