gowk (plural gowks)
(Northern England, Scotland) A cuckoo.
A fool.
gowk (third-person singular simple present gowks, present participle gowking, simple past and past participle gowked)
To make foolish; to stupefy.
Source: Wiktionary
Gowk, v. t. Etym: [See Gawk.]
Definition: To make a, booby of one); to stupefy. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Gowk, n. Etym: [See Gawk.] (Zoöl.)
1. The European cuckoo; -- called also gawky.
2. A simpleton; a gawk or gawky.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
