Meaning of marlock | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A prank; a practical joke.
   dialectal, obsolete
2. Any of various small eucalypts of southwest Australia.
   Australia
3. A frolic.
   dialectal, obsolete
4. A playful gesture.
   dialectal, obsolete
5. A flirtatious glance.
   dialectal, obsolete

Examples

“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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