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gowk
[ gouk, gohk ]
gowk
/ ɡaʊk /
noun
- a stupid person; fool
- a cuckoo
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gowk1
1275–1325; Middle English goke < Old Norse gaukr; cognate with Old English gēac, German Gauch
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gowk1
from Old Norse gaukr cuckoo; related to Old High German gouh
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Example Sentences
In France the party fooled is called un poisson d'avril, 'an April fish'; in Scotland, a 'gowk', or cuckoo.
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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.
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Just take yoursel' away, if ye please; for really ye're tormenting me—making a perfect gowk o' me, for neither end nor purpose.'
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I would offer to do this myself, only I'm a great heavy gowk, and Haggis is no' much better.
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It was no more an essay than a twig is a tree, for the gowk had stuck in the middle of his second page.
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