skylark

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

SKY'LARK, noun A lark that mounts and sings as it flies. SKY'-LIGHT, noun A window placed in the top of a house or ceiling of a room for admission of light. SKY'-ROCKET, noun A rocket that ascends high and burns as it flies; a species of fire works.
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