lurkn.¹

Brit.

/ləːk/, U.S.

/lərk/

Etymology: < lurk v.

1. The action of prowling about. In phrase on the lurk. Cf. lurch n.² 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > [noun]

stalkingc1000

creeping1565

hedge-creeping1579

stealing1581

steal1590

stealth1600

insinuation1608

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sneakinga1657

prowl1803

creep1818

sneak1819

lurk1829

slink1853

pussyfooting1956

1829 Life & Death J. Wilson (Farmer) Like Reynard sneaking on the lurk.

2. slang.

a. A method of fraud.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > defrauding or swindling > [noun] > type or method of

charlatism1611

lurk1841

bunco1872

identity theft1964

identity fraud1974

salami1979

1841 Exposure of Impositions practised by Vagrants 5 Persons who go on this lurk, generally represent themselves as Captains or Masters of merchant ships which have been wrecked, and they have, of course, lost all their property.

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 363/2 The ‘dead lurk’..is the expressive slang phrase for the art of entering dwelling-houses during divine service.

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour II. 51/2 Thus initiated, Chelsea George could ‘go upon any lurk’.

1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) Lurk, a sham, swindle, or representation of feigned distress.

1875 Brine in Ribton-Turner Vagrants & Vagrancy (1887) 642 The ‘bereavement lurk’ is a lucrative one—(i.e.) the pretended loss of a wife [etc.].

b. Chiefly Australian and New Zealand slang. A scheme, ‘dodge’, plan of action, ruse (not necessarily implying fraud). (See also quot. 1941.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > planning > [noun] > a plan

redeeOE

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to take measures1698

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ground plan1834

strategy1834

programme1837

ticket1842

project1849

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layout1867

draft1879

dart1882

lurk1916

schema1939

lick1955

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means > available means or a resource > a device, contrivance, or expedient

costOE

craftOE

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ginc1275

devicec1290

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quaintisec1300

contrevurec1330

castc1340

knackc1369

findinga1382

wilea1400

conject14..

skiftc1400

policy?1406

subtilityc1410

policec1450

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expedient1653

contrivance1661

excogitation1664

mechanism1669

expediency1683

stroke1699

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management1736

manoeuvre1769

move1794

wrinkle1817

dodge1842

jigamaree1847

quiff1881

kink1889

lurk1916

gadget1920

fastie1931

ploy1940

1916 C. J. Dennis Songs Sentimental Bloke (new ed.) 125 Lurk, a plan of action.

1918 Chrons. N.Z.E.F. 21 June 221/1 Unless the sergeant jerries to your lurk.

c1926 ‘Mixer’ Transport Workers' Song Bk. 23 ‘I know,’ said one, ‘I did a freeze Till I tumbled to the lurk.’

1938 Observer 13 Nov. 11/3 Dart, a scheme or racket; lurk, ditto.

1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 45 Lurk, a ‘dodge’, scheme, racket. 2. A hanger-on, an eavesdropper or sneak.

1953 A. Upfield Murder must Wait xvii. 149 Thanks a lot for the antidote... It is one hell of a good lurk.

1961 N.Z. Listener 17 Mar. 3/1 The Navy..is just a good lurk for those who want to delve deep into the public purse.

1961 N.Z. Listener 15 Sept. 29/2 I suspect Barry Crump found he was on a good advertising lurk when he was interviewed for Book Shop.

1966 B. Cooper Drown him Deep xx. 165 She was a very rich girl indeed, and Hilary, with considerable influence over her, might well be on to a very good ‘lurk’.

1967 C. Drummond Death at Furlong Post xv. 182 If the hounds were out, the lurk was to get ahead of them and go to earth.

c. Australian and New Zealand slang. A job.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > position or job > [noun]

steadc1000

noteOE

officec1300

ministry?a1475

rooma1485

placea1500

roomth1544

place1558

post1562

berth1720

situation1766

job1781

sit1853

spot1859

billet1870

engagement1884

shop1885

gig1908

lurk1916

possie1916

number1928

site1930

sits vac1945

hat1966

1916 C. J. Dennis Songs Sentimental Bloke (new ed.) 20 I found 'er lurk Wus pastin' labels in a pickle joint.

1916 C. J. Dennis Songs Sentimental Bloke (new ed.) 125 Lurk, a regular occupation.

1958 R. Stow To Islands 126 ‘What's your lurk, mate?’ ‘Me? Stockman on a mission.’

1965 Telegraph (Brisbane) 2 June O'Grady's current lurk is holidaying as an unpaid deck hand on the South Molle cruise ship Crest while he absorbs sunlight and material for a new book.

Categories »

3. dialect. A loafer. ( Eng. Dial. Dict.) Cf. lurk v. 1b.

4. slang. A hiding place; a ‘hang-out’.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > a secret place, hiding place > [noun]

hidelsc975

hidela1300

bushc1330

hulkc1330

derna1340

tapissinga1340

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cover14..

hiding placec1440

mewa1450

closetc1450

hole1483

cure1502

secret1530

shrouding place1571

ivy-bush1576

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hidlings1597

foxhole1606

shrouding corner1610

recess1611

subterfuge1616

latibule1623

latebra1626

blind1646

privacy1648

hide1649

retreat1697

rathole1770

hidey-hole1817

tod hole1846

hulster1880

hideout1885

cwtch1890

castle1898

lurk1906

stash1927

hideaway1930

1906 E. Dyson Fact'ry 'Ands viii. 97 I come out frim me lurk, 'n' went over ther ground.

1924 Chambers's Jrnl. 20 Sept. 683/2 Why did the old beggar come to this secret lurk in the East End and disguise himself?

1972 N.Z. News 26 Jan. 4/1 The first bar I saw was the Cockney's Pride—a completely new lurk for me.

1974 J. Gardner Return of Moriarty 32 I met her in a servant's lurk.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

† lurkn.²

Obsolete.

Some plant; ? = lurkydish n.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 241/2 Lurke an herbe.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

lurkv.

Brit.

/ləːk/, U.S.

/lərk/

Forms: Middle English lurkke, lork(e, Middle English–1600s lurke, 1500s lourke, 1500s–1600s lurck, 1600s lurcke.

Etymology: apparently < lūr- lour v. with frequentative suffix as in tal-k. Compare Low German lurken to shuffle along, Norwegian lurka to sneak away, Swedish dialect lurka to be slow in one's work (Swedish lurk bumpkin).

Now literary.

a. intransitive. To hide oneself; to lie in ambush; to remain furtively or unobserved about one spot. (Now only with indication of place.) Also, †to live in concealment or retirement.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > quietness or tranquillity > be quiet or tranquil [verb (intransitive)] > live in concealment or retirement

lurkc1300

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make attack [verb (intransitive)] > lie in wait

siteOE

wait?c1225

aspya1250

awaita1250

keepc1275

to sit in wait(s)a1300

lurkc1300

bush1330

to lie at (the) waitc1440

to lie on waitc1440

to lie wait1445

lay one's wait1535

hugger1567

to lie at (on, upon the) lurch1578

couch1582

ambuscade1592

to lie (also stand, stay, etc.) perdu1624

to lie at (or upon the) snap1631

ambush1638

to hole up1912

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > hide, lie or hidden [verb (intransitive)] > remain in hiding

lurkc1300

to hide one's headc1475

mitch1558

nestle1567

to lie at (on, upon the) lurch1578

to lay low1600

skulk1626

squat1658

to lie by1709

hide1872

to hole up1875

to lie low1880

to lie (also play) doggo1882

to hide out1884

to put the lid on1966

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > lurking, skulking > lurk, skulk [verb (intransitive)]

loutc825

atlutienc1000

darec1000

lotea1200

skulk?c1225

lurkc1300

luskc1330

tapisc1330

lurchc1420

filsnec1440

lour?c1450

slink?c1550

mitch1558

jouk1575

scout1577

scult1622

meecha1625

tappy1706

slive1707

slinge1747

snake1818

cavern1860

society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > retirement or seclusion > seek seclusion [verb (intransitive)] > live in seclusion

lurkc1300

hermitize1825

c1300 Havelok (Laud) (1868) 68 Hwan he felede hise foos, He made hem lurken, and crepen in wros.

?a1366 Romaunt Rose 465 There lurked and there coured she, Fer pover thing, wher-so it be, Is shamfast, and despysed ay.

1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 355 And thus lurkende upon his stelthe In his await so longe he lai [etc.].

c1480 (a1400) St. Cecilia 89 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 370 Valaryane..fand þe bischope sanct vrbane lurkand ymang pure men mekly.

1508 Golagros & Gawane (Chepman & Myllar) sig. cvi^v Sal neuer freik on fold fremmyt nor freynde Gar me lurk for ane luke lawit nor lerd.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 1167 Silen to the Citie softly and faire; Lurkyt vnder lefe-sals loget with vines.

a1549 A. Borde Fyrst Bk. Introd. Knowl. (1870) xxiv. 181 To lyue in rest and peace in my cytye I do lourke.

1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 20 Fisches lurking amang the stanes.

1605 W. Camden Remaines ii. 25 When Philip de Valoys the French King lurked in Cambray.

1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine iv. i. 9 They shew also in this city the house or rather hole wherein Ananias..dwelt or lurked, being a Cellar under ground.

1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 33. ⁋7 Could you then steal out of Town, and lurk like a Robber about my House.

1761 D. Hume Hist. Eng. (1806) V. lxix. 185 Shaftesbury..had left his house and secretly lurked in the city.

1779 J. King Jrnl. 13 Feb. in J. Cook Jrnls. (1967) III. i. 531 I..gave orders to the Centry to call out to me if they saw any Indians lurking about at any distance.

1826 W. Cobbett Rural Rides in Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 21 Oct. 194 When quarters are good, you are apt to lurk in them; but, really it was so wet, that we could not get away.

1863 M. E. Braddon Eleanor's Victory III. ii. 22 There was a man lurking somewhere under the shadow of the evergreens.

1887 C. Bowen tr. Virgil Eclogues iii, in tr. Virgil in Eng. Verse 21 Run, for a cold snake lurks in the grasses yonder unseen!

†b. To shirk work; to idle. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from action [verb (intransitive)] > avoid > avoid duty, work, or exertion

feignc1300

lurk1551

slug1642

skulk1781

malinger1820

mike1838

shirk1853

slinker1880

scrimshank1882

pike1889

scow1901

spruce1916

to swing the lead1917

bludge1919

to dodge the column1919

skive1919

to screw off1943

to do a never1946

to fuck off1946

to dick off1948

1551 R. Crowley Pleasure & Payne sig. Bvii^v You toke from them theyr heritage Leaueyng them nought wheron to worcke Which lacke dyd make them learne to lurke.

1570 T. Tusser Hundreth Good Pointes Husbandry (new ed.) f. 33^v When Dinner is ended set seruaunts to woorke, and follow such Marchants as loueth to lurke.

a1792 Song, Poor Thresher ii, in Johnson's Museum IV. 384 He never was known for to idle or lurk.

2. transferred and figurative. Of things: To escape observation, to be concealed or latent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > escape observation [verb (intransitive)]

lurkc1374

buryc1449

hoard1567

to go underground1935

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iv. 277 (305) O soule lurkinge in þis wo, vnneste, Fle forth out of myn herte and lat it breste.

1576 A. Fleming tr. Cicero in Panoplie Epist. 18 Then ought you to denie that any vnfaithfulnes, fraude, or deceitfulnesse lieth lurking in our friendship.

1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge ii. iii. sig. D3^v Griefe's inuisible,..lurkes in secret angles of the heart.

1661 R. Boyle Some Consid. Style of Script. (1671) 206 Laziness and pride..both which lurk under the pretext of multiplicity of important avocations.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Pastorals iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 12 Grapes in clusters lurk, Beneath the Carving of the curious Work.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 399. ¶3 Those Vices that lurk in the secret Corners of the Soul.

1795 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 788 Where the blue-bell and gowan lurk, lowly, unseen.

1814 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Cantos I & II (ed. 7) ii. lxxxii. 110 But, midst the throng in merry masquerade, Lurk there no hearts that throb with secret pain?

1883 R. W. Dixon Mano iii. iii. 121 A dismal deed..The fame of which lurks in obscurity.

3. To move about in a secret and furtive manner; to ‘steal’ along, away, out. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > move stealthily [verb (intransitive)]

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snaker?c1225

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snokec1380

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slipc1400

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snake1818

sly1825

snoop1832

to steal one's way1847

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pussyfoot1902

soft-foot1913

cat-foot1916

pussy1919

pussa1953

a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 2213 Lorkinde þurth londes bi niȝt so lumbardie þei passed.

a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 25 Þat litel child listely lorked out of his caue.

1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. iii. 226 Lyghtliche lyere lep a-way þennes, Lorkynge þorw lanes.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 12666 Þe buernes..dang hym to deth in þe derk hole..& lurkit to þaire tentis.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 13106.

1572 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xxxiii. 297 First, thair come in, lurkand vpon ȝour gait, Pryde and Inuy.

1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lxi. 545 That second-floor arch in a London house,..commanding the main thoroughfare by which..cook lurks down before daylight to scour her pots and pans in the kitchen;..up which John lurks to bed.

1851 D. Jerrold St. Giles & St. James (new ed.) xiv, in Writings I. 142 That young nobleman has been seen lurking about here very much of late.

†4. To peer furtively or slyly. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

c1440 York Myst. xxix. 107 He lokis lurkand like an nape.

1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid xiii. Prol. 78 Me thocht I lurkit vp vnder my hude To spy this auld.

5. [Perhaps connected with lurch v.²] In past participle: beaten, lost (in a game of chance) (see also quot. 1929). slang.

ΚΠ

1917 M. T. Hainsselin Grand Fleet Days xx. 172 ‘What-Ho!’..said the Admiral, ‘not a bad idea at all! Let's have a garden…’ ‘——’ said the Watch-keepers, in the sheltered seclusion of the wardroom, knowing full well that they would be lurked for the digging.

1929 F. C. Bowen Sea Slang 87 Lurked, to be, to be ordered to do some unpleasant job without a chance of avoiding it.

1938 C. L. Morgan Flashing Stream iii. 222 Four straight aces. Good enough? You're lurked, Sandford.

1946 J. Irving Royal Navalese 111 The man who ‘cuts’ for drinks and loses is ‘lurked for the round’.

Draft additions August 2001

intransitive. Computing slang. To read communications to an electronic network without actively contributing or making one's presence known. Cf. earlier lurker n.¹

ΚΠ

1983 N.Y. Times 2 Dec. a18/5 Some computer owners..observe others' conversations... Sometimes they even type ‘lurking’ so you know they're there.

1991 K. Hafner & J. Markoff Cyberpunk i. 44 Others called just to browse or ‘lurk’, reading posted comments without making their presence known.

1995 .net Feb. 58/1 The few US newsgroups I'd lurked on in the past had always been unbearably tedious.

1999 Dogs Today Oct. 103 (advt.) Want to discuss something featured in the mag? Send an email...Even if you're too shy to join in—just lurking can be great fun.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹1829

n.²1530

v.c1300

单词	lurk
释义	lurkn.¹ Brit. /ləːk/, U.S. /lərk/ Etymology: < lurk v. 1. The action of prowling about. In phrase on the lurk. Cf. lurch n.² 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > [noun] stalkingc1000 creeping1565 hedge-creeping1579 stealing1581 steal1590 stealth1600 insinuation1608 slinking1611 sneakinga1657 prowl1803 creep1818 sneak1819 lurk1829 slink1853 pussyfooting1956 1829 Life & Death J. Wilson (Farmer) Like Reynard sneaking on the lurk. 2. slang. a. A method of fraud. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > defrauding or swindling > [noun] > type or method of charlatism1611 lurk1841 bunco1872 identity theft1964 identity fraud1974 salami1979 1841 Exposure of Impositions practised by Vagrants 5 Persons who go on this lurk, generally represent themselves as Captains or Masters of merchant ships which have been wrecked, and they have, of course, lost all their property. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 363/2 The ‘dead lurk’..is the expressive slang phrase for the art of entering dwelling-houses during divine service. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour II. 51/2 Thus initiated, Chelsea George could ‘go upon any lurk’. 1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) Lurk, a sham, swindle, or representation of feigned distress. 1875 Brine in Ribton-Turner Vagrants & Vagrancy (1887) 642 The ‘bereavement lurk’ is a lucrative one—(i.e.) the pretended loss of a wife [etc.]. b. Chiefly Australian and New Zealand slang. A scheme, ‘dodge’, plan of action, ruse (not necessarily implying fraud). (See also quot. 1941.) ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > planning > [noun] > a plan redeeOE devicec1290 casta1300 went1303 ordinancec1385 intentc1386 imaginationa1393 drifta1535 draught1535 forecast1535 platform1547 ground-plat?a1560 table1560 convoy1565 design1565 plat1574 ground-plota1586 plot1587 reach1587 theory1593 game1595 projectment1611 projecting1616 navation1628 approach1633 view1634 plan1635 systema1648 sophism1657 manage1667 brouillon1678 speculationa1684 sketch1697 to take measures1698 method1704 scheme1704 lines1760 outline1760 measure1767 restorative1821 ground plan1834 strategy1834 programme1837 ticket1842 project1849 outline plan1850 layout1867 draft1879 dart1882 lurk1916 schema1939 lick1955 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means > available means or a resource > a device, contrivance, or expedient costOE craftOE custc1275 ginc1275 devicec1290 enginec1300 quaintisec1300 contrevurec1330 castc1340 knackc1369 findinga1382 wilea1400 conject14.. skiftc1400 policy?1406 subtilityc1410 policec1450 conjecturea1464 industry1477 invention1516 cunning1526 shift1530 compass1540 chevisance1548 trade1550 tour1558 fashion1562 invent?1567 expediment1571 trick1573 ingeny1588 machine1595 lock1598 contrival1602 contrivement1611 artifice1620 recipea1643 ingenuity1651 expedient1653 contrivance1661 excogitation1664 mechanism1669 expediency1683 stroke1699 spell1728 management1736 manoeuvre1769 move1794 wrinkle1817 dodge1842 jigamaree1847 quiff1881 kink1889 lurk1916 gadget1920 fastie1931 ploy1940 1916 C. J. Dennis Songs Sentimental Bloke (new ed.) 125 Lurk, a plan of action. 1918 Chrons. N.Z.E.F. 21 June 221/1 Unless the sergeant jerries to your lurk. c1926 ‘Mixer’ Transport Workers' Song Bk. 23 ‘I know,’ said one, ‘I did a freeze Till I tumbled to the lurk.’ 1938 Observer 13 Nov. 11/3 Dart, a scheme or racket; lurk, ditto. 1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 45 Lurk, a ‘dodge’, scheme, racket. 2. A hanger-on, an eavesdropper or sneak. 1953 A. Upfield Murder must Wait xvii. 149 Thanks a lot for the antidote... It is one hell of a good lurk. 1961 N.Z. Listener 17 Mar. 3/1 The Navy..is just a good lurk for those who want to delve deep into the public purse. 1961 N.Z. Listener 15 Sept. 29/2 I suspect Barry Crump found he was on a good advertising lurk when he was interviewed for Book Shop. 1966 B. Cooper Drown him Deep xx. 165 She was a very rich girl indeed, and Hilary, with considerable influence over her, might well be on to a very good ‘lurk’. 1967 C. Drummond Death at Furlong Post xv. 182 If the hounds were out, the lurk was to get ahead of them and go to earth. c. Australian and New Zealand slang. A job. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > position or job > [noun] steadc1000 noteOE officec1300 ministry?a1475 rooma1485 placea1500 roomth1544 place1558 post1562 berth1720 situation1766 job1781 sit1853 spot1859 billet1870 engagement1884 shop1885 gig1908 lurk1916 possie1916 number1928 site1930 sits vac1945 hat1966 1916 C. J. Dennis Songs Sentimental Bloke (new ed.) 20 I found 'er lurk Wus pastin' labels in a pickle joint. 1916 C. J. Dennis Songs Sentimental Bloke (new ed.) 125 Lurk, a regular occupation. 1958 R. Stow To Islands 126 ‘What's your lurk, mate?’ ‘Me? Stockman on a mission.’ 1965 Telegraph (Brisbane) 2 June O'Grady's current lurk is holidaying as an unpaid deck hand on the South Molle cruise ship Crest while he absorbs sunlight and material for a new book. Categories » 3. dialect. A loafer. ( Eng. Dial. Dict.) Cf. lurk v. 1b. 4. slang. A hiding place; a ‘hang-out’. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > a secret place, hiding place > [noun] hidelsc975 hidela1300 bushc1330 hulkc1330 derna1340 tapissinga1340 coverta1375 hiding1382 loting-placea1398 cover14.. hiding placec1440 mewa1450 closetc1450 hole1483 cure1502 secret1530 shrouding place1571 ivy-bush1576 coney burrowa1586 hidlings1597 foxhole1606 shrouding corner1610 recess1611 subterfuge1616 latibule1623 latebra1626 blind1646 privacy1648 hide1649 retreat1697 rathole1770 hidey-hole1817 tod hole1846 hulster1880 hideout1885 cwtch1890 castle1898 lurk1906 stash1927 hideaway1930 1906 E. Dyson Fact'ry 'Ands viii. 97 I come out frim me lurk, 'n' went over ther ground. 1924 Chambers's Jrnl. 20 Sept. 683/2 Why did the old beggar come to this secret lurk in the East End and disguise himself? 1972 N.Z. News 26 Jan. 4/1 The first bar I saw was the Cockney's Pride—a completely new lurk for me. 1974 J. Gardner Return of Moriarty 32 I met her in a servant's lurk. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2022). † lurkn.² Obsolete. Some plant; ? = lurkydish n. Π 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 241/2 Lurke an herbe. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2021). lurkv. Brit. /ləːk/, U.S. /lərk/ Forms: Middle English lurkke, lork(e, Middle English–1600s lurke, 1500s lourke, 1500s–1600s lurck, 1600s lurcke. Etymology: apparently < lūr- lour v. with frequentative suffix as in tal-k. Compare Low German lurken to shuffle along, Norwegian lurka to sneak away, Swedish dialect lurka to be slow in one's work (Swedish lurk bumpkin). Now literary. 1. a. intransitive. To hide oneself; to lie in ambush; to remain furtively or unobserved about one spot. (Now only with indication of place.) Also, †to live in concealment or retirement. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > quietness or tranquillity > be quiet or tranquil [verb (intransitive)] > live in concealment or retirement lurkc1300 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make attack [verb (intransitive)] > lie in wait siteOE wait?c1225 aspya1250 awaita1250 keepc1275 to sit in wait(s)a1300 lurkc1300 bush1330 to lie at (the) waitc1440 to lie on waitc1440 to lie wait1445 lay one's wait1535 hugger1567 to lie at (on, upon the) lurch1578 couch1582 ambuscade1592 to lie (also stand, stay, etc.) perdu1624 to lie at (or upon the) snap1631 ambush1638 to hole up1912 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > hide, lie or hidden [verb (intransitive)] > remain in hiding lurkc1300 to hide one's headc1475 mitch1558 nestle1567 to lie at (on, upon the) lurch1578 to lay low1600 skulk1626 squat1658 to lie by1709 hide1872 to hole up1875 to lie low1880 to lie (also play) doggo1882 to hide out1884 to put the lid on1966 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > lurking, skulking > lurk, skulk [verb (intransitive)] loutc825 atlutienc1000 darec1000 lotea1200 skulk?c1225 lurkc1300 luskc1330 tapisc1330 lurchc1420 filsnec1440 lour?c1450 slink?c1550 mitch1558 jouk1575 scout1577 scult1622 meecha1625 tappy1706 slive1707 slinge1747 snake1818 cavern1860 society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > retirement or seclusion > seek seclusion [verb (intransitive)] > live in seclusion lurkc1300 hermitize1825 c1300 Havelok (Laud) (1868) 68 Hwan he felede hise foos, He made hem lurken, and crepen in wros. ?a1366 Romaunt Rose 465 There lurked and there coured she, Fer pover thing, wher-so it be, Is shamfast, and despysed ay. 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 355 And thus lurkende upon his stelthe In his await so longe he lai [etc.]. c1480 (a1400) St. Cecilia 89 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 370 Valaryane..fand þe bischope sanct vrbane lurkand ymang pure men mekly. 1508 Golagros & Gawane (Chepman & Myllar) sig. cvi^v Sal neuer freik on fold fremmyt nor freynde Gar me lurk for ane luke lawit nor lerd. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 1167 Silen to the Citie softly and faire; Lurkyt vnder lefe-sals loget with vines. a1549 A. Borde Fyrst Bk. Introd. Knowl. (1870) xxiv. 181 To lyue in rest and peace in my cytye I do lourke. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 20 Fisches lurking amang the stanes. 1605 W. Camden Remaines ii. 25 When Philip de Valoys the French King lurked in Cambray. 1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine iv. i. 9 They shew also in this city the house or rather hole wherein Ananias..dwelt or lurked, being a Cellar under ground. 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 33. ⁋7 Could you then steal out of Town, and lurk like a Robber about my House. 1761 D. Hume Hist. Eng. (1806) V. lxix. 185 Shaftesbury..had left his house and secretly lurked in the city. 1779 J. King Jrnl. 13 Feb. in J. Cook Jrnls. (1967) III. i. 531 I..gave orders to the Centry to call out to me if they saw any Indians lurking about at any distance. 1826 W. Cobbett Rural Rides in Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 21 Oct. 194 When quarters are good, you are apt to lurk in them; but, really it was so wet, that we could not get away. 1863 M. E. Braddon Eleanor's Victory III. ii. 22 There was a man lurking somewhere under the shadow of the evergreens. 1887 C. Bowen tr. Virgil Eclogues iii, in tr. Virgil in Eng. Verse 21 Run, for a cold snake lurks in the grasses yonder unseen! †b. To shirk work; to idle. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from action [verb (intransitive)] > avoid > avoid duty, work, or exertion feignc1300 lurk1551 slug1642 skulk1781 malinger1820 mike1838 shirk1853 slinker1880 scrimshank1882 pike1889 scow1901 spruce1916 to swing the lead1917 bludge1919 to dodge the column1919 skive1919 to screw off1943 to do a never1946 to fuck off1946 to dick off1948 1551 R. Crowley Pleasure & Payne sig. Bvii^v You toke from them theyr heritage Leaueyng them nought wheron to worcke Which lacke dyd make them learne to lurke. 1570 T. Tusser Hundreth Good Pointes Husbandry (new ed.) f. 33^v When Dinner is ended set seruaunts to woorke, and follow such Marchants as loueth to lurke. a1792 Song, Poor Thresher ii, in Johnson's Museum IV. 384 He never was known for to idle or lurk. 2. transferred and figurative. Of things: To escape observation, to be concealed or latent. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > escape observation [verb (intransitive)] lurkc1374 buryc1449 hoard1567 to go underground1935 c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iv. 277 (305) O soule lurkinge in þis wo, vnneste, Fle forth out of myn herte and lat it breste. 1576 A. Fleming tr. Cicero in Panoplie Epist. 18 Then ought you to denie that any vnfaithfulnes, fraude, or deceitfulnesse lieth lurking in our friendship. 1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge ii. iii. sig. D3^v Griefe's inuisible,..lurkes in secret angles of the heart. 1661 R. Boyle Some Consid. Style of Script. (1671) 206 Laziness and pride..both which lurk under the pretext of multiplicity of important avocations. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Pastorals iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 12 Grapes in clusters lurk, Beneath the Carving of the curious Work. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 399. ¶3 Those Vices that lurk in the secret Corners of the Soul. 1795 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 788 Where the blue-bell and gowan lurk, lowly, unseen. 1814 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Cantos I & II (ed. 7) ii. lxxxii. 110 But, midst the throng in merry masquerade, Lurk there no hearts that throb with secret pain? 1883 R. W. Dixon Mano iii. iii. 121 A dismal deed..The fame of which lurks in obscurity. 3. To move about in a secret and furtive manner; to ‘steal’ along, away, out. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > move stealthily [verb (intransitive)] besteala725 snikec897 steal1154 creepc1175 skulk?c1225 snaker?c1225 stalkc1300 slenchc1330 lurka1375 slinkc1374 snokec1380 slide1382 slipc1400 mitchera1575 sneak1598 snake1818 sly1825 snoop1832 to steal one's way1847 sniggle1881 gumshoe1897 slime1898 pussyfoot1902 soft-foot1913 cat-foot1916 pussy1919 pussa1953 a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 2213 Lorkinde þurth londes bi niȝt so lumbardie þei passed. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 25 Þat litel child listely lorked out of his caue. 1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. iii. 226 Lyghtliche lyere lep a-way þennes, Lorkynge þorw lanes. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 12666 Þe buernes..dang hym to deth in þe derk hole..& lurkit to þaire tentis. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 13106. 1572 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xxxiii. 297 First, thair come in, lurkand vpon ȝour gait, Pryde and Inuy. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lxi. 545 That second-floor arch in a London house,..commanding the main thoroughfare by which..cook lurks down before daylight to scour her pots and pans in the kitchen;..up which John lurks to bed. 1851 D. Jerrold St. Giles & St. James (new ed.) xiv, in Writings I. 142 That young nobleman has been seen lurking about here very much of late. †4. To peer furtively or slyly. Obsolete. ΚΠ c1440 York Myst. xxix. 107 He lokis lurkand like an nape. 1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid xiii. Prol. 78 Me thocht I lurkit vp vnder my hude To spy this auld. 5. [Perhaps connected with lurch v.²] In past participle: beaten, lost (in a game of chance) (see also quot. 1929). slang. ΚΠ 1917 M. T. Hainsselin Grand Fleet Days xx. 172 ‘What-Ho!’..said the Admiral, ‘not a bad idea at all! Let's have a garden…’ ‘——’ said the Watch-keepers, in the sheltered seclusion of the wardroom, knowing full well that they would be lurked for the digging. 1929 F. C. Bowen Sea Slang 87 Lurked, to be, to be ordered to do some unpleasant job without a chance of avoiding it. 1938 C. L. Morgan Flashing Stream iii. 222 Four straight aces. Good enough? You're lurked, Sandford. 1946 J. Irving Royal Navalese 111 The man who ‘cuts’ for drinks and loses is ‘lurked for the round’. Draft additions August 2001 intransitive. Computing slang. To read communications to an electronic network without actively contributing or making one's presence known. Cf. earlier lurker n.¹ ΚΠ 1983 N.Y. Times 2 Dec. a18/5 Some computer owners..observe others' conversations... Sometimes they even type ‘lurking’ so you know they're there. 1991 K. Hafner & J. Markoff Cyberpunk i. 44 Others called just to browse or ‘lurk’, reading posted comments without making their presence known. 1995 .net Feb. 58/1 The few US newsgroups I'd lurked on in the past had always been unbearably tedious. 1999 Dogs Today Oct. 103 (advt.) Want to discuss something featured in the mag? Send an email...Even if you're too shy to join in—just lurking can be great fun. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1829n.²1530v.c1300
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