Noah's ark
See also: Noah's Ark
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- Noah's Ark Often capitalized, as it is a proper noun. Sometimes written as if ark is meant as a common noun.
Etymology edit
From Middle English Noþess arrke.
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the vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis
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Noun edit
Noah's ark (plural Noah's arks)
- A toy consisting of a model boat and animals to put in it.
- A small bivalve mollusc, Arca noae.
- (Australia, rhyming slang) A shark.
- (Australia, rhyming slang, obsolete) A nark (spoilsport).
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Further reading edit
- “Noah's ark”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.