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hunt the gowk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hunt the -gowk
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To go on a fool's errand, on which one is sent as a prank.

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

hunts the gowk (present, singular) hunting the gowk (participle, present) hunted the gowk (participle, past) hunted the gowk (past)

Frequently Paired Words

Huntigowk

Questions

What does hunt the gowk mean?
To go on a fool's errand, on which one is sent as a prank.

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