marlock

noun5

1. •
   (Australia) Any of various small eucalypts of southwest Australia.
2. •
   (dialect, no longer used) A prank; a practical joke.

   • Jack, my cousin, used to play off all sorts of marlocks with Terpsy; but she were werry good-tempered. — 1872
3. •
   (dialect, no longer used) A frolic.
4. •
   (dialect, no longer used) A playful gesture.
5. •
   (dialect, no longer used) A flirtatious glance.