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Definition of Gowks
1. gowk [n] - See also: gowk
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gowks
Literary usage of Gowks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Divine Malignity: As Opposed to the Divine Paternity by Samuel Miller Hageman (1885)
"... the gowks, the dwarfs, the dragons, idiots straining fiery flagons, Shrivelled
wails, sleep-walking shrouds, gnarled, bleared enormities a-file: There, ..."
2. Proverbs, Proverbial Expressions, and Popular Rhymes of Scotland by Andrew Cheviot (1896)
"The expression " gowks o' Gordon " took its rise from a tradition that certain
men belonging to the village of Gordon in Berwickshire, attempted to drown ..."
3. A Dictionary of English Plant-names by James Britten, Robert Holland (1886)
"From the shape of the capsules the plant is called Oowk'e-sixpences; and as the
capsules rattle when in seed, it is also called GowKs siller, being, ..."
4. Sporting Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02751662] (1829)
"... racing pace back to gowks- croft, where he earthed not a hundred yards from
the mouths of our diminutive little pack. Here ends my relation of the day's ..."
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