Gowk (?), v. t. [See Gawk.] To make a, booby of one); to stupefy. [Obs.] B. Jonson.[1913 Webster]
Gowk, n. [See Gawk.] (Zool.)1. The European cuckoo; -- called also gawky.[1913 Webster]2. A simpleton; a gawk or gawky.[1913 Webster]