gowk
[ gouk, gohk ]
/ gaʊk, goʊk /
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noun
British Dialect. cuckoo.
a fool or simpleton.
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Origin of gowk
1275–1325; Middle English goke<Old Norse gaukr; cognate with Old English gēac,German Gauch
Words nearby gowk
go wilding, go with, go without, go without saying, go with the flow, gowk, gowl, gown, gownsman, go wrong, gox
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British Dictionary definitions for gowk
gowk
/ (ɡaʊk) /
noun Scot and Northern English dialect
a stupid person; fool
a cuckoo
Word Origin for gowk
from Old Norse gaukr cuckoo; related to Old High German gouh
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