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marlock¹

  • /ˈmɑː.lək/ UK
  • /ˈmɑɹ.lək/ US

noun marlocks

  1. 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.
  2. dialectal, obsolete A frolic.
  3. dialectal, obsolete A playful gesture.
  4. dialectal, obsolete A flirtatious glance.

marlock²

  • /ˈmɑː.lək/ UK
  • /ˈmɑɹ.lək/ US

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From Nyunga marlok.

noun marlocks

  1. Australia Any of various small eucalypts of southwest Australia.

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"marlock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/marlock. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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marlock. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/marlock

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"marlock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/marlock.

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@misc{marlock_2026,
  title = {marlock},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/marlock},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}