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gawp

  [gawp]
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–verb (used without object) Chiefly Northern U.S.
to stare with the mouth open in wonder or astonishment; gape: Crowds stood gawping at the disabled ship.
Also, gaup.

Origin:
1720–30; Brit. dial., continuing obs. galp, ME galpen, perh. b. MD galpen to yawn and ME gapen to gape
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gawp   (gôp)   
intr.v.   gawped, gawp·ing, gawps Chiefly British
To gawk.

[Variant of obsolete galp, to gawk, gape, of unknown origin.]
gawp'er n.
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