I. ˈgəu̇k, ˈgäk, ˈgōk noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English goke, gowke from Old Norse gaukr cuckoo; akin to Old English gēac cuckoo, Old High German gouh
1. dialect Britain : cuckoo
2. dialect Britain : simpleton , fool , gawk
sat there all evening like a great gowk — Flora Thompson
II. ˈgəu̇k intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English (Scots dialect) gowken, perhaps from gowk, n.
chiefly Scotland : to gaze or stare vacantly