GOWKS

Noun

gowks

plural of gowk

Source: Wiktionary


GOWK

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



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