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gowk

[gouk, gohk]

gowk

[gouk, gohk]
noun
1.
British Dialect. cuckoo.
2.
a fool or simpleton.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English goke < Old Norse gaukr; cognate with Old English gēac, German Gauch
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Gowk is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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gowk (ɡaʊk)
 
n
1.  a stupid person; fool
2.  a cuckoo
 
[from Old Norse gaukr cuckoo; related to Old High German gouh]

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