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hunted the gowk

hunted the gowk is the simple past and past participle of hunt the gowk.

Meaning of hunt the gowk

Verb

hunt the gowk (third-person singular simple present hunts the gowk, present participle hunting the gowk, simple past and past participle hunted the gowk)

  1. (UK, dialectal) To go on a fool's errand, on which one is sent as a prank.

Questions about hunted the gowk

What is hunted the gowk the simple past and past participle of?
Hunted the gowk is the simple past and past participle of hunt the gowk.

Words near hunted the gowk in the dictionary

  1. Hunte
  2. hunted
  3. hunted and pecked
  4. hunted down
  5. hunted out
  6. hunted the gowk
  7. hunted up
  8. hunted where the ducks are
  9. hunted where the ducks were
  10. huntedly
  11. huntee

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