Definition of "gowk" in English

noun

1. (Northern England, Scotland) A cuckoo.

2. A fool.

verb

1. To make foolish; to stupefy.

noun

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.

5. (dialectal) The inner part of a haystack.

verb

1. (dialectal) To retch; vomit.