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单词 gowk
释义

gowk

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noun

ˈgəu̇k,
ˈgäk,
ˈgōk
plural -s
1
dialectal, British : cuckoo
2
dialectal, British : simpleton, fool, gawk
sat there all evening like a great gowk Flora Thompson

gowk

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intransitive verb

ˈgəu̇k
-ed/-ing/-s
chiefly Scottish
: to gaze or stare vacantly

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English goke, gowke from Old Norse gaukr cuckoo; akin to Old English gēac cuckoo, Old High German gouh

Intransitive verb

Middle English (Scots dialect) gowken, perhaps from gowk, noun

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