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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.

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