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hunts the gowk

hunts the gowk is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 hunts the gowk

What is hunts the gowk the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hunts the gowk is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hunt the gowk.

Words near hunts the gowk in the dictionary

  1. hunts and pecks
  2. hunts down
  3. Hunts Grove
  4. hunts out
  5. Hunts Point
  6. hunts the gowk
  7. hunts up
  8. hunts where the ducks are
  9. hunts where the ducks were
  10. Huntsinger
  11. Huntsingers

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