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Marlock

//ˈmɑɹ.lək// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A prank; a practical joke. dialectal, obsolete

    "Jack, my cousin, used to play off all sorts of marlocks with Terpsy; but she were werry good-tempered."

  2. 2
    Any of various small eucalypts of southwest Australia. Australia
  3. 3
    A frolic. dialectal, obsolete
  4. 4
    A playful gesture. dialectal, obsolete
  5. 5
    A flirtatious glance. dialectal, obsolete

Etymology

From Nyunga marlok.

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