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Jocularity and laughter pervaded the little craft from end to end; and throughout the second dog-watch dancing, singing, and skylarking--all, of course, within the limits of proper discipline--were the order of the evening.— The Pirate Slaver A Story of the West African Coast
But if old Joe Wilkings did not spot him after all; and got in such a rage that the doctor thought it best to retreat while he had a whole skin, and get back safely home So you see old Joe was a terrible fellow, and that determined it's awful to think about Illustration: "VERY NEARLY DROWNED Well, they went on the river, and they rowed little races among themselves; and old Ben Jumper and old Tobias Budd upset their boat, skylarking--both of 'em being just turned eighty--and went in, and were very nearly drowned.— The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly
She's been turned out of the school for some skylarking, and weighs pretty heavy on Jake's hands.— The Bread-winners A Social Study
At the same time it was work mixed with a vast amount of harmless skylarking, in which both Ridge and Rollo took such active part as to win the liking of every member of their troop Each day heard the same anxious inquiry from a thousand tongues: "When shall we go to the front?— "Forward, March" A Tale of the Spanish-American War
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