"begowk" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: begowks [present, singular, third-person], begowking [participle, present], begowked [participle, past], begowked [past]
Etymology: From be- + gowk. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|gowk}} be- + gowk Head templates: {{en-verb}} begowk (third-person singular simple present begowks, present participle begowking, simple past and past participle begowked)
  1. (archaic, Scotland) To play a trick on, make a fool of. Tags: Scotland, archaic

Inflected forms

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          "text": "But I'll begowk them there, Mr. David.",
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          "ref": "1921, William Darling Lyell, The house in Queen Anne square:",
          "text": "Is she trying to begowk a donnert old man next?",
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        {
          "ref": "1917, Eugene Manlove Rhodes, Copper Streak Trail:",
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