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woodlark

[ wood-lahrk ]

noun

  1. a small, European songbird, Lullula arborea, noted for its song in flight.


woodlark

/ ˈ·ÉÊŠ»åËŒ±ôÉ‘Ë°ì /

noun

  1. an Old World lark, Lullula arborea, similar to but slightly smaller than the skylark
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of woodlark1

First recorded in 1275–1325, woodlark is from the Middle English word wodelarke. See wood 1, lark 1
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Former solicitor Jonathan Denton, 63, of Woodlark Grove, Apley, Telford, Shropshire, was jailed for a total of 15 years for fraud by abuse of position of trust in the sum of £7m and fraud by false representation in the sum of £18m.

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Also unearthed were a handwritten manuscript by Burns himself of the song "Phillis the fair", with minor textual variations, a pencil manuscript by Burns of an early draft of "Ode to a Woodlark", lost since 1877-1879, and a handwritten letter from Burns "to Robert Muir, Kilmarnock".

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There also are many birds, throstle, thrush and nightingale, goldfinch and woodlark, which sing merrily day and night.

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Woodlark.—In winter only; leaves in April.

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Because our work put us in contact with chiefs and local councilmen from across the province, we knew lots of important people at the festival – friends from Woodlark, Alcester, Kwaraiwa, Dawson and Normanby Islands, as well as the mainland – and many were involved in the canoe races, dances, kula trading and other cultural events.

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