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sow gapeseed

[geyp-seed, gap-]

gape·seed

[geyp-seed, gap-]
noun British Dialect.
1.
a daydream or reverie.
2.
an idealistic, impossible, or unreal plan or goal.
3.
a person who gapes or stares in wonder, especially a rustic or unworldly person who is easily awed.
4.
something that is gaped at; anything unusual or remarkable.
5.
seek/plant/sow gapeseed,
a.
to daydream; woolgather.
b.
to plan, strive, or wish for impossible or unreal goals.

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Sow gapeseed is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

Origin:
1590–1600; gape + seed
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