lerky

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ki

Noun

lerky (uncountable)

1. (UK, Nottinghamshire) A variation of the kick the can game.
   • 1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “chapter 4”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC:

     She raced wildly at lerky with the other young wild-cats of the Bottoms.

Anagrams

• Kyler