begowk

verb

Etymology

From be- + gowk.

  1. derived from *gʷel- — “to devour, swallow, gulp; throat, gullet
  2. inherited from *kulukaz — “gullet
  3. inherited from *kolk
  4. inherited from *colc — “the gullet, esophagus; pit of the stomach; trench, pit, gully
  5. inherited from colk — “the core or heart of an apple or onion, pith
  6. prefixed as begowk — “be + gowk

Definitions

  1. To play a trick on, make a fool of.

    • But I'll begowk them there, Mr. David.
    • Is she trying to begowk a donnert old man next?
    • Dewing, you sought to begowk me by setting me up against Zurich — or perhaps you really thought to use me against him.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for begowk. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA