gowk Meaning, Definition & Usage

Gowk transitive verb

Etymology

See Gawk.

Definitions

1. To make a, booby of one); to stupefy. Obs. B. Jonson.

Gowk noun

Etymology

See Gawk.

Definitions

(Zoöl.)

1. The European cuckoo; -- called also gawky.
2. A simpleton; a gawk or gawky.