gowk
gowk definition
gowk (go̵uk, gōk)
noun
- a cuckoo
- a simpleton
Etymology: ME goke, gouk < ON gaukr, akin to OE geac, Ger gauch, of echoic orig.
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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