Gawk (?), n. [OE. gok, gowk, cuckoo, fool, Icel. gaukr cuckoo; akin to OHG. gouh, G. gauch cuckoo, fool, AS. g'eac cuckoo, Sw. gok, Dan. giog]
1.
A cuckoo.
Johnson.
2.
A simpleton; a booby; a gawky.
Carlyle.
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Gawk, v. i.
To act like a gawky.
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