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gowk Definition

gowk (go̵uk, gōk)

noun

  1. a cuckoo
  2. a simpleton

Etymology: ME goke, gouk < ON gaukr, akin to OE geac, Ger gauch, of echoic orig.

gowk Usage Examples

Noun used with modifier

  • ye: It was an embarassing moment to Priest Gordon. 'Sit doon, ye gowk.
gowk Quotes

'What a wonderful boy he is!'said my mother. 'I'm feared he turn out to be a conceited gowk,'said old Barnet, the minister's man.

—Hogg,James