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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.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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