lakering

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noun

Playing; sport; jesting.

OriginMiddle English lakeringe →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounlakering (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablePlaying; sport; jesting.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishlakeringe
  2. Englishlakering

From Middle English lakeringe, lakeryng, lakring, perhaps from *lakeren, frequentative variant of laken, leiken (“to play, sport”), or equivalent to laker + -ing.

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APA

lakering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lakering

MLA

“lakering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lakering. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lakering,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lakering.

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