gowk

[ gouk, gohk ]

/ gaʊk, goʊk /

noun

British Dialect. cuckoo.

a fool or simpleton.

Origin of gowk

1275–1325; Middle English goke<Old Norse gaukr; cognate with Old English gēac,German Gauch

Words nearby gowk

go wilding, go with, go without, go without saying, go with the flow, gowk, gowl, gown, gownsman, go wrong, gox

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Example sentences from the Web for gowk

It's no use just to be a good husband to her: any gowk can be that.
A Safety Match|Ian Hay
But the story of the Cuckoo has made its local name the "Gowk" synonymous with an inhabitant of the vale.
Lays and Legends of the English Lake Country|John Pagen White
It was no more an essay than a twig is a tree, for the gowk had stuck in the middle of his second page.
The Art of Public Speaking|Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein
Ye hinnae as muckle o' the Sicht as wad let ye see when Leevie was makin' a gowk o' ye to gar ye hang oot signals for her auld jo.
Doom Castle|Neil Munro

In France the party fooled is called un poisson d'avril, 'an April fish'; in Scotland, a 'gowk', or cuckoo.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for gowk

gowk

/ (ɡaʊk) /

noun Scot and Northern English dialect

a stupid person; fool

a cuckoo

Word Origin for gowk

from Old Norse gaukr cuckoo; related to Old High German gouh

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单词	gowk
释义	gowk [ gouk, gohk ] / gaʊk, goʊk / noun British Dialect. cuckoo. a fool or simpleton. Origin of gowk 1275–1325; Middle English goke<Old Norse gaukr; cognate with Old English gēac,German Gauch Words nearby gowk go wilding, go with, go without, go without saying, go with the flow, gowk, gowl, gown, gownsman, go wrong, gox Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gowk It's no use just to be a good husband to her: any gowk can be that. A Safety Match\|Ian Hay But the story of the Cuckoo has made its local name the "Gowk" synonymous with an inhabitant of the vale. Lays and Legends of the English Lake Country\|John Pagen White It was no more an essay than a twig is a tree, for the gowk had stuck in the middle of his second page. The Art of Public Speaking\|Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein Ye hinnae as muckle o' the Sicht as wad let ye see when Leevie was makin' a gowk o' ye to gar ye hang oot signals for her auld jo. Doom Castle\|Neil Munro In France the party fooled is called un poisson d'avril, 'an April fish'; in Scotland, a 'gowk', or cuckoo. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2\|Various British Dictionary definitions for gowk gowk / (ɡaʊk) / noun Scot and Northern English dialect a stupid person; fool a cuckoo Word Origin for gowk from Old Norse gaukr cuckoo; related to Old High German gouh Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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