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gouk

gouk is the alternative form of gowk.

Meaning of gowk

Noun (1)

gowk (plural gowks)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland) A cuckoo.
  2. A fool.
    • "Ill-fard, crazy, crack-brained gowk, that she is!" exclaimed the housekeeper.1816, Sir Walter Scott, chapter 8, in Old Mortality

Noun (2)

gowk (plural gowks)

  1. (Geordie) An apple core.
  2. (Geordie, obsolete) The central part of any thing; pith; core.
  3. (dialectal) The hard centre of a boil or sore.
  4. (dialectal) The yolk of an egg.

See all 9 meanings of gowk

Forms of gouk

pluralgouks

Questions about gouk

What is gouk the alternative form of?
Gouk is the alternative form of gowk.

Words near gouk in the dictionary

  1. goujeres
  2. goujon
  3. goujonette
  4. goujonettes
  5. goujons
  6. gouk
  7. Gouker
  8. Goukers
  9. Goukou
  10. goukovirus
  11. goukoviruses

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